Advogado Sênior – Wood Group – Rio de Janeiro

Key Responsibilities

Draft, review and negotiate terms and conditions of contracts across North and South America with clients and operators across all Business Units; supports West Contracts team members as required
Negotiates MSAs and standalone E, EP and EPC(M) contracts
Assist the supply chain function with the terms and conditions for supplier contracts (including complex flow down provisions).
Draft and negotiate NDA’s, Joint Ventures, MOUs, bidding agreements and co-operation agreements, with national and international parties under the supervision Contracts Manager / Lead
Draft and edit documents for compliance with the group-wide Contracting Policy and relevant internal contracting policies and
Cross-Functional Interface with the Commercial, Tax, Insurance, finance, Supply Chain, Ethics and Compliance, Legal Departments and other functions
Provide contractual input to Business Development for all tenders and proposals.
Provide input to commercial handovers to the execution teams for successfully awarded contracts.
Upon contract award, provide guidance to the project execution team during commercial handover
Post contract award provide assistance to execution team with contract interpretation and pre-litigation disputes
Participate at Wood in industry wide contracts initiatives and workgroups.
Support Head of Contracts on group-wide initiatives and process improvements

Qualificações

Law Degree, with OAB registration active
J.D. (and U.S. LLM if J.D. from non-U.S. Law Schools)
Preference for Licensed Attorney in one or more U.S. States;
Languages: Portuguese + English (required); Spanish (desirable)
Knowledge, skills and experience:

8+ years of experience in a similar role.
Contract experience should cover engineering and construction projects (EP, EPC and EPCM) across oil, gas, energy, renewables.
Experience with a proven track record of contract review, development, and negotiation in a service company environment.
Successful track record in managing multiple internal and external interfaces with key stakeholders
General knowledge of contract terms, contract principles and drafting and roll out of contracting policies.
Awareness of all relevant corporate and project procedures.
Excellent understanding of Client contract structures, principles and policies.
Experience of working, and building relationships, with other departments in performing role (such as Commercial, Strategy & Development, Group Legal, Group Insurance, Group Tax, Group Treasury, Group Audit and Finance, and peers in other Business Units).
Experience of interpreting and working in compliance with relevant corporate governance requirements and policies
Resumes submitted must be in English