Senior Legal Counsel, Construction Law

--- Manage the execution of departmental plans and contribute operational insights to strategic and functional planning. Manage teams to ensure productivity, engagement, and alignment with divisional culture and values. Manage the allocation of resources including people, budget, and tools to optimize efficiency and support strategic priorities. Manage the implementation and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and processes to enhance performance and compliance. Manage operational delivery while ensuring alignment with long-term objectives and transformation initiatives. Manage performance tracking, reporting, and corrective actions to achieve departmental KPIs and inform leadership decisions. Manage collaboration with internal functions and external stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and resolve cross-functional challenges. Manage the supervision, coaching, and development of managers and individual contributors to build capability and succession readiness. Manage compliance with internal controls, quality standards, and risk management protocols to safeguard operations and reputation. Manage the adoption and integration of digital tools, data systems, and innovative solutions to drive operational excellence. Manage internal communications to ensure clarity of goals, expectations, and progress, fostering transparency and trust. Direct legal structuring, drafting, and negotiation of construction, engineering, procurement and construction, consultancy, and development contracts to secure balanced risk and enforceable obligations supporting project delivery. Set legal positions on performance security, warranties, testing, acceptance, and liquidated damages to ensure enforceable performance outcomes and contractor accountability. Oversee lifecycle exposure from delays, variations, defects, suspensions, and terminations, ensuring timely legal intervention to reduce cost and schedule impacts. Ensure contracts embed cost control mechanisms, change procedures, and approval thresholds that prevent commercial leakage and protect delivery certainty. Review procurement and delivery strategies to confirm contract packaging, risk transfer, and sequencing support enforceability and smooth execution. Ensure compliance with construction, building, and safety laws by embedding regulatory requirements into contract frameworks and project instructions. Coordinate with development, delivery, commercial, and asset teams to anticipate legal friction points and prevent disputes before escalation. Oversee legal aspects of handover, commissioning, and operational readiness to protect continuity of obligations and outcomes. Approve strategies for contractor claims, notices, and defenses, escalating high‑risk matters to achieve effective resolutions. Monitor construction claims and trends and recommend structural improvements that strengthen future contract models and reduce recurring risks. --- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) or Sharia & Law; Master's Degree (LLM) in Construction Law, Commercial Law, or a related field is preferred 12 years of experience in a relevant field Licensed to practice law with the Saudi Bar Association (or equivalent recognized jurisdiction) Proven experience in construction, infrastructure, or giga-projects in KSA/GCC, covering EPC, PPP, consultancy, and development contracts Strong working knowledge of FIDIC and NEC contract forms, the Saudi Government Tenders and Procurement Law, the Civil Transactions Law, and the Saudi Building Code Demonstrated track record in construction claims, disputes, and arbitration (e.g., SCCA, ICC) Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken) Professional membership/certification such as MCIArb is preferred | | Proficiency Level | TBD | TBD Technical | TBD | TBD Disclaimer This job description outlines the general scope of the role and is not exhaustive. Employees may be required to perform additional job-related duties as needed. --- SIGN-OFF ---