Senior Projects Lawyer at a Multinational Law Firm

RecruitMe FZE

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ref: QP103-624

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

We are looking for a talented Senior Projects lawyer to join our projects team in Jeddah, KSA.

The projects team operates across the energy and infrastructure sectors, advising lenders, governments and sponsors on innovative and high-profile projects in the MENA region.

The role will involve primarily project work in energy/PPP/infrastructure. Candidates are likely to have a general skill set with proven experience in project work including project documents and government experience. (see “Skills and experience section” below for specific details of applicable requirements).

Key responsibilities:

• As a key part of the project team based in Jeddah, you will be required to develop close working relationships with appropriate office contacts throughout the business both nationally and internationally.
• In the well-established PPP Project Team, you will be acting on high-profile mandates in relation to social infrastructure and transport projects.
• The team also offers excellent additional capabilities in power and other energy project work.

Requirements

Skills and experience:

• Trained in the projects department of a major international law firm and have a strong academic background/qualifications.
• The ideal candidate must be fluent in Arabic (written & oral), Saudi Nationals or be willing to relocate to Jeddah within the next 3 months.
• We’d like to speak to candidates who have 6-8 years PQE at an international firm with proven experience in with the government, project documents, energy/PPP/infrastructure.
• Must be familiar with the Saudi market, with proven ground/in-country experience - having worked with/for governments.
• Must have consistently achieved your personal financial/billing targets and an ability to manage a heavy workload and the competing demands of clients which arise from running a number of separate transactions at once.
• Candidates with + 8 years’ PQE are also invited to apply.

About the Company

RecruitME are a specialized recruitment consultancy supplying top tier business support staff to Dubais leading multinational organizations. We carefully source, screen and select only the very best candidates to assist our clients in making easier recruitment decisions faster.

Differentiating ourselves from standard recruitment agencies our consultants have been carefully chosen for their backgrounds in business support for leading multinational organizations. Having been both the client and the candidate previously, we have an insiders understanding of the recruitment process and our clients needs.

What we do:

Specializing in business support positions we can assist in introducing a small selection of experienced administration, finance and human resource candidates with the relevant experience to benefit your business. Our careful screening process ensures that we have met with and can give a concise overview of each candidates skills and current situation before you meet them.

We pride ourselves on sending our clients only the very best available candidates in the market to ensure a simplified, hassle free and timely recruitment experience for all involved.

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