Department
LEGAL

Title
SR. COUNSEL (OPERATIONS)

Primary Purpose of Job

- To provide legal advice and opinions with respect to procurement of goods and services or tenders of QatarEnergy, its subsidiaries, affiliates or Qatar state-owned entities; - To negotiate procurement contracts such as EPIC, FEED, Drilling, Wells services, Oil Field Tools, Maintenance, Spare parts, Turnaround, MSA, Framework, Inspection, Consultancy, IT and general goods and services contracts; - To provide general commercial Legal advice on a wide range of operational matters including leases, infrastructure and operational contracts as assigned by the Associate General Counsel or Head Counsel, in accordance with QatarEnergy& 39;s Policies and applicable laws and regulations to the best interest of QatarEnergy; - To help continuously improve the way department and its clients works for example by: improving model contracts, creating guidance material, training others, creating digital tools to empower colleagues in the front lines and simplifying the way we work.

Education

- Juris Doctorate, Bachelors of Law or equivalent from recognized University, preferably post graduations studies or master degree of law;

- Civil law background is preferred but it is not mandatory; additional common law background/experience is advantageous in particular drafting of contracts;

- Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Experience & Skills

- Excellent legal drafting and writing skills in English;

- At least 12 years of legal and contracts experience including most of the practice areas listed in the Primary Purposes above;

- Must have experience in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry;

- Experience in the engineering and construction industries is highly advantageous;

- Experience with leases would be a plus;

- Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office suite of tools.

- Workload is high, the successful candidate can stay calm and positive and has a proven track record of: o Providing practical advice o Knowing when to dive deep into legal analyses and when 80/20 will do o Being able to separate the big issues from the small issues o Being able to prioritise o Being able to manage a wide area of clients and managing conflicting deadlines