Legal Advisor

General information

Organisation

Egis is an international player active in the consulting, construction engineering and mobility service sectors.

We design and operate intelligent infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and helping to achieve more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development.

With operations in countries, Egis places the expertise of its 18, employees at the disposal of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovation accessible to all projects.

Improving people's quality of life and supporting communities in their social and economic development, whilst drastically reducing carbon emissions and achieving vital net zero targets, that's our purpose.

Reference

Position description

Job title

Legal Advisor

Contract type

Permanent contract

Business Line specific context

Egis has been working in Romania for more than 25 years, providing engineering and consultancy services in road and rail transport sectors as well as water and environment, energy, urban development and other institutional advisory services.

For day-to-day legal activities we require to extend our Legal department to support our growth. The role will be dedicated to Egis Romanian territory.

Job description

Reporting to the Legal Department Manager and collaborating with the Egis Group legal team, the Legal Advisor / Specialist will be responsible for :

Assisting in managing the companys contractual risk exposure across all contract types, including drafting, reviewing, amending, and negotiating various agreements and public contracts (e.g., design, design and build, turnkey contracts, consortium agreements, NDAs, etc.)

Assisting the tendering unit for the preparation of offers, contract review and any other legal aspects through the entire phase of contracts assessment.

Ensuring legal assistance (including legal review, opinions and correspondence) throughout the entire duration of contracts and afterwards, for any related aspects and problematics. If needed, being able to ensure representation in law courts for contractual related litigations

Ensuring management of corporate governance formalities, including registration with the Trade Registry of all corporate modifications and other formalities under Companys Law and representation before public authorities

Ensuring compliance with legal, ethics and compliance procedures of the Group and related formalities

Support for policies and procedures framework of the company by ensuring legal review and endorsement and drafting any new policies and procedures as needed for the legal and compliance functions

Support for organizing and / or directly ensuring trainings and advice on legal, ethics and compliance matters as needed

Ensuring general legal support for companys departments in respect of specific matters / needs requiring legal input, including for the HR department and employment related matters

Support for legislative updates / legislative newsletters according to the legislation modifications on relevant matters (engineering, construction, finance, employment)

Collaborating with other departments of the company and Group Legal Department (including insurances, corporate, litigations), external counsels and third parties (clients, collaborators, public authorities)

Ensuring proper entry and maintenance of contracts and proposals in organizational databases, complying with Egis internal processes

Profile

We recognize that each applicant will bring different experience, but the ideal candidate will have :

3-5 years of proven experience in a similar role within an international company, preferably in engineering or construction.

Experience in drafting and handling international contracts (including public procurement laws, international contractual standards such as FIDIC, NEC, etc.)

Law University degree

Good skills in organising, scheduling, planning

Flexibility and adaptability

Accountability and the ability to work independently remaining at all times a good team player

Very good spoken and written English

Strong computer skills (proficiency in Microsoft applications, internet navigating).

Position location

Job location

Europe, Romania

City

Bucharest

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of education required

4-Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science

Minimum level of experience required

2-5 years