Construction Lawyer (Mixed Used Properties)
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Senior Construction Lawyer Riyadh
We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially minded Senior Construction Lawyer to join our team in Riyadh. You will play a critical role in supporting the legal aspects of a landmark mixeduse development project that includes residential commercial hotel school and public realm components. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience advising on largescale construction and development projects particularly in the KSA and/or other parts of the Middle East.
Key Responsibilities:
- Advise on all legal matters related to the planning design construction financing and delivery of the development project.
- Draft negotiate and manage a wide range of constructionrelated agreements including EPC FIDIC design & build consultancy project management and subcontractor agreements and/or oversee their drafting by external law firms.
- Support tendering and procurement processes and ensure compliance with local and international legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Liaise with external legal counsel consultants contractors and government authorities.
- Liaise with Directors senior employees and consultants across all business streams.
- Provide risk analysis and mitigation strategies across all stages of the project lifecycle
- Assist with dispute avoidance and resolution including claims management mediation arbitration or litigation support if needed.
- Monitor regulatory and statutory developments in KSA and advise on their impact to ongoing and planned projects
- Provide inhouse legal training and support internal stakeholders on construction law and contract management best practices.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Qualified lawyer with at least 35 years postqualification experience in construction law.
- Significant experience working on largescale real estate or infrastructure projects ideally with a developer contractor or international law firm.
- Indepth knowledge of FIDIC and other standard form construction contracts. Strong understanding of KSA or GCC construction law regulations and market practices (experience in KSA preferred but not essential).
- Experience of finance documentation an advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to work in complex multistakeholder environments and manage competing priorities.
- Excellent drafting negotiation and analytical skills.
- Fluent in English; Arabic language skills are advantageous.
Personal Attributes:
- Commercially astute with a proactive problemsolving mindset.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work across disciplines.
- High integrity and professionalism with the ability to handle confidential information.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic fastpaced and multicultural environment in a small team.
Employment Type
Full Time
