Are you a law graduate/ legal professional looking for job opportunities as a Senior Executive/Assistant Manager-Legal? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
SYSTRA is a consulting and engineering firm, a world leader in public transport infrastructure engineering. SYSTRA has a unique wealth of experience in international mass transit and rail projects. Its areas of expertise are applied to different fields of mass mobility: high-speed rail, conventional rail, metro, light rail transit. SYSTRA provides a whole range of services for its clients which support and consolidate the end to end delivery of the projects. With the mission is to provide communities with safe and sustainable transportation solutions, SYSTRA helps people to develop and create the confidence that moves the world.
In 1957, the first contract of SYSTRA was initiated with Indian Railways, helping deliver the country’s first electrified line. With the launch of the first line of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in 2002, SYSTRA was introduced as a key partner for mass transit lines in India and initiated a longstanding partnership with DMRC. Today, they are working with the majority of metro rail development corporations and railway development authorities in delivering the mass transit schemes.
SYSTRA group in India provides planning, design, project management and supervision services for transport systems and urban infrastructure. They are a multidisciplinary team of project managers, architects, engineers, and experts delivering engineering services to public and private organizations. Their daily actions are guided with their strong values of delivering excellence to their clients and projects by connecting teams globally and providing bold leadership to transform mobility.
Role:
Senior Executive/Assistant Manager-Legal
Qualifications:
- LLB/ LLM
- Minimum 5 Years of Experience
- Proven experience of reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts and transaction documents.
- Previous experience in procurement law is preferred.
- Ideally a prior in-house experience with an engineering and/or construction company preceded by law firm experience is preferred.
- Previous experience in either construction, transport or engineering sectors is preferred.
- Reasonable knowledge of, FIDIC, PMC and EPC contracts is preferred.
- Previous experience in corporate law is an advantage
Soft skills:
- Ability to negotiate.
- Team player with strong commitment to actively work in alignment with other team members
- Capacity to build and maintain strong links with the operational Level.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work to deadlines and under pressure.
- Able to demonstrate strong analytical skills and excellent Judgment.
- Possesses high ethical standards.
- Excellent communications skills with the ability to influence positively internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to learn and understand new requirements under various systems of laws.
- Resilient and positive through change.
- Organized and have excellent attention to detail.
- Very high level of commitment to service delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice and analysis on the full range of issues (mainly contractual and litigation).
- Research on various legal matters.
- Draft, evaluate and advise on a variety of contracts with respect to SYSTRA’s projects.
- Support in contractual negotiations with the client so that business requirements are met.
- Create and maintain relationship with internal clients and operational teams, clients, consortium partners, subcontractors, and their legal advisors on a day-to-day basis to facilitate reporting to the Manager.
- Maintain records for correspondence and documentation in relation to established Contracts and those in progress.
- Work closely with the contract management team for the zone covered to secure the close-out, extension, or renewal to serve the best interests of SYSTRA.
- Be aware, understand and obtain thorough knowledge about the active projects and the tenders in preparation in the region(s) assigned.
- Challenge legal matters through risks identification and provide mitigation advice.
- Offer support and guidance to other members of the legal department.
- Engage with management to meet goals and ensure adherence to important corporate and regulatory policies through training.
- Manage the local corporate processes for Systra , in coordination with other departments.
- Liaise with local insurance brokers for projects and tenders.
- Draft legal notices and lead the support towards management of dispute cases.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here (click here)
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