Job Title: Legal Manager – Commercial (Downstream Projects)
Responsibilities
- Essential to have extensive specialist experience as a Contracts & Procurement Lawyer in large EPCC (Engineering Procurement Construction and Commissioning) Companies.
- Experienced in executing large EPC Projects worth $100M+ with experience in the areas of international contracts and imports of Capital Goods and Materials.
- Desirable to have experience of working on large EPC contracts as a legal specialist in Downstream Oil & Gas related industries such as Petrochemicals, Refinery and Fertilisers etc.
- Essential to have actual extensive experience of directly managing and handling complex high value commercial EPC contracts (of contract value of US$100 Million or more), such that the candidate has in-depth understanding of the financial, commercial, operational, technical, contractual and regulatory risks involved, including ways to mitigate those risks, critical terms and conditions which have material bearings from financial/commercial/operational performance perspectives.
- In-depth understanding and ability to analyse typical detailed provisions related to operational and financial governance of the contract performance, liquidated damages related to non-performance, warranties and performance guarantees, passing of the title and risks, financing, governing laws and arbitration, typical payment terms structure, financial/corporate guarantees, encumbrances and covenants, intellectual property rights and confidentiality, sharing of risks amongst multiple parties in case of complex contracts etc.
- Ability to evaluate commercial contracts from the perspective of regulatory compliances and provide legal advisory for the purpose of transaction/contractual structuring planning and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Extremely good understanding of legal, commercial, financial, operational, governance and risk management aspects related to commercial contracts and their implementation.
- Expert level drafting, negotiation and advocacy skills.
- Extremely good communication skills as an Advocate.
- Understand facts, analyse the pertinent legal issues and suggest solutions to mitigate risks in a proactive manner.
- Ability to keep abreast of legislative and regulatory changes in the relevant Sectors/Industries being managed as a commercial lawyer.
- Well versed with handling claims, change orders, extra claim, liquidated damages and suggest resolution mechanism.
Application Instructions:
The application deadline is 20th August, 2025. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates should send their updated Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.
Website:
Official Job Website: https://stoilmgt.com/careers/
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