Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Central Singapore Sembcorp Industries Full time

Singapore, Central, Singapore
- Department
- Group Legal
- Job posted on
- Feb 17, 2025
- Employment type
- Permanent

**About Sembcorp**
Sembcorp is a leading Asian energy player and established urban developer. We play a key role in the transition towards a sustainable and low-carbon future.

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**
- Oversee delivery of legal and compliance services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies, and priorities
- Provide legal support and advice to senior management and all internal stakeholders on legal and compliance matters
- Draft, review and negotiate with external counterparts on a variety of commercial agreements Experience in procurement contracts, carbon trading, sustainabilty and corporate commercial contracts
- Review and provide recommendations on the legal aspects and considerations for resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
- Manage and maintain company policies, procedures and standards related to legal and compliance matters
- Monitor changes to regulatory requirements and proactively handle regulatory developments and compliance updates
- Provide time-sensitive support on a wide array of legal and compliance inquiries in all operational aspects
- Identify and consult on legal and compliance risks in connection with the company’s developments
- Lead or support other projects and tasks as may be required from time to time

**Qualifications, Skills & Experience**
- Possess a Law degree from a reputable university with at least 8 to 12 years’ post qualification legal experience
- Admitted to the Singapore Bar
- High degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness
- Articulate, good drafting skills and highly effective in English
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to demonstrate sound legal and business judgment, even in ambiguous situations
- Be an effective time manager with the ability to work in a team
- Strategic-minded, highly detail-oriented, and strong quantitatively
- Able to work independently and enjoy working in a team
- Having a positive attitude with a willingness to learn
- Having the ability to maintain high service standards and problem solve effectively when faced with challenges
- Interested and flexible to work on a wide variety of tasks
- Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-pressure environment
- Experience working in the energy sector, especially for renewable energy e.g. solar and natural gas (both piped and liquefied) would be preferred to manage matters independently with mínimal supervision
- Excellent in the knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities and complete them timely and effectively

At Sembcorp, our shared behaviours underpin our code of conduct and all the work that we do to drive energy transition.
- ** Institution-first Mindset** - Put the interest of the Group ahead of individual interests.
- ** Collaboration** - Deliver through collaborating across markets, businesses and functions.
- ** Accountability** - Hold team and self accountable to deliver on our commitments.

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