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Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We bridge sustainable energy sources and help our customers supply the energy, chemicals and resources society needs now. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their asset portfolios, solving complex problems from consulting and engineering to decommissioning and remediation.
Join us to drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.
Senior legal professional within the Americas Legal team, responsible for developing and implementing legal and contracting strategies, leading or contributing to cross‑functional projects, and supporting policies, procedures, and training aligned with organizational goals. Provides advice to senior management and officers on a variety of legal and contractual topics. This full‑time role supports the Americas region and offers flexibility to be based anywhere within the region.
Responsibilities- Senior‑level lawyer with substantial experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating large EPC/EPCM contracts and providing post‑award support.
- Train, coach and mentor junior attorneys in the Americas region or across the company.
- Lead a team of direct reports, managing mentorship, training and professional development to expedite their upskilling.
- Act as the legal business partner for a Global Operations SVP, advising on contracts, business risks and other legal matters.
- Report to the General Counsel Americas and collaborate closely with senior leadership, regional attorneys, CoE teams, MPP/strategic teams and cross‑functional teams to manage legal risk, support business objectives and build legal capability.
- Review and negotiate complex customer contracts within the Americas region.
- Resolve complex matters in collaboration with relevant CoE teams.
- Advise Major Projects capture teams on contractual and other legal risks during the contract drafting, review and negotiation phase.
- Provide legal advice on change management, commercial issues and potential claims and disputes during the execution stage.
- Participate in the Major Projects Working Group and potentially the Construction & EPC Working Group in collaboration with relevant GCs.
- Relevant experience, with in‑house experience preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a global or matrixed organization strongly preferred.
Makes strategic decisions with broad impact across functions and regions, advising senior leadership on legal risk and business strategy.
Supervision ReceivedOperates with broad authority and minimal supervision; expected to lead initiatives and influence direction.
Supervision AuthorityMay lead legal or cross‑functional teams or task forces on a project basis.
CommunicationHighly effective communicator both orally and in writing; presents complex strategies to senior management, influences decision‑making and drives alignment.
Systems, Processes & ToolsMay lead development of legal tools, templates and training programs.
Required- Requires a law degree from an accredited university and an active license to practice law in at least one Worley jurisdiction, to the extent legally required in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Experience in employment law would be an asset.
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