Legal Advisor

About the Job

Join our Global Legal Operations (GLO) team!

Ramboll's Global Legal Operations (GLO) team provides centralized legal services to our businesses operating in regions with a smaller Ramboll presence, as well as supporting legal teams across continental Europe, APAC, India, UK, and the US. Our GLO team members are based in India and Europe. We are seeking a full-time Legal Advisor specializing in Contracts matters to join our growing team. The primary focus of this role is reviewing consultancy contracts with clients and advising our internal client base. The team also handles professional indemnity insurance, claims, and corporate/company secretarial support for designated regions.

Your Responsibilities:

• Review contracts and other legal documents, identifying and communicating potential legal implications to project and local legal teams.
• Draft, review, and modify contractual instruments to support various business activities.
• Negotiate, review, and draft documentation for business transactions, including developing and advising on checklists to ensure timely information submission.
• Review and redline contracts and other project legal documents from various jurisdictions (overflow support), contributing to knowledge management for these requests.
• Provide legal information and interpretation, conduct training, and communicate relevant legal requirements to concerned staff.
• Adhere to Ramboll's internal policies and governance, providing guidance to stakeholders.

Key Deliverables (First 24 Months):

• Service Management - Contracts: Collaborate with the GLO team to ensure timely, high-quality, pragmatic responses aligned with Ramboll governance.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop strong working relationships with Tender Managers and Company Directors within Ramboll entities.

Your Starting Point for Growth:

At Ramboll, we are committed to your professional development. For this role, we seek candidates with the following qualifications and experience:

• Legal qualifications (LLB or equivalent) with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Prior in-house legal experience within a consultancy or engineering company in the construction, environmental, or infrastructure industry.
• Proven experience in contract drafting and redlining international contracts, applying commercial acumen to contract review and advice.
• Working knowledge of professional indemnity insurance, workmen's compensation insurance, and third-party liability insurance.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills.
• Ability to create and deliver PowerPoint presentations.
• Strong self-learning and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse cultures and interact with all organizational levels.
• Ability to work under pressure and be results-oriented.

Personal Qualities for Success:

The ideal candidate will possess the following personal attributes:

• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultures and at all levels of the organization.
• Strong workload and people management skills.
• Ability to apply a commercial and pragmatic approach when advising on contracts in foreign jurisdictions.