Senior Legal and Contract Manager
On-sitePetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Job Summary
Senior Legal and Contract Manager responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating EPCC/EPC/Design & Build, and O&M contracts; structuring subcontracts with back-to-back obligations; developing standard templates and playbooks; advising on CP, LD, Performance Bonds, VOs, and EOT; coordinating financing-related documents and security structures; managing dispute resolution (CIPAA, arbitration, litigation); supporting regional projects across multiple jurisdictions with emphasis on governance, regulatory compliance, and risk management in energy/renewable construction; liaising with external counsel and ensuring compliance with applicable laws; requires senior-level legal/contract management experience and business-fluent Mandarin; eligibility to work in Malaysia; LLB or equivalent preferred, practicing certificate advantageous.
Required Qualifications
- Senior manager-level experience in legal and contract management
- Strong experience with EPCC, EPC, Design & Build, and O&M contracts, ideally within construction contracting and renewable energy or solar projects
- Proven experience drafting subcontracts with back-to-back obligations
- Experience reviewing and negotiating financing-related documentation
- Hands-on dispute experience, including CIPAA, arbitration, or litigation
- Business-fluent Mandarin
- Eligibility to work in Malaysia
- An LLB or other formal legal qualification is preferred
- Holding a practicing certificate or bar admission would be an advantage
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