高级法律顾问 - MENA地区

Overview

Senior Legal Counsel - MENA RegionCairo, Egypt

Why this role matters

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will play a critical role in enabling Scatec's growth across the MENA region. Working at the intersection of law, business and energy transition, you will help structure, negotiate and deliver complex renewable energy projects from early-stage development through financing, construction and operation. Your advice will directly influence key investment decisions, strategic partnerships and commercially significant transactions that support Scatec's ambition to deliver clean energy where it is needed most.

What you'll be doing

• Lead legal support for the origination, development, financing, construction, operation, acquisition and divestment of renewable energy and related infrastructure projects across the MENA region.
• Lead and support investment and divestment processes, including drafting and negotiating letters of intent, transaction documents, conducting and managing legal due diligence, and coordinating legal workstreams through signing and closing.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of corporate and commercial agreements, including share purchase agreements, shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, development services agreements, strategic partnership agreements and other project-related contracts.
• Support the structuring, negotiation and execution of project financings, including mandate letters, term sheets, finance documents, security packages, intercreditor arrangements and conditions precedent processes, ensuring timely achievement of financial close.
• Draft, review and negotiate key project agreements, including power purchase and offtake agreements, grid connection agreements, transmission and distribution agreements, implementation agreements and other project development contracts.
• Lead negotiations relating to land rights and site control, including land option agreements, leases, easements and other land-related arrangements required for project development and operation.
• Identify, assess and proactively manage legal, regulatory, compliance and commercial risks throughout the project lifecycle, providing practical and commercially focused legal advice to support business objectives.
• Partner closely with Business Development, Project Finance, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Asset Management, Tax, Treasury, Compliance and other functions to identify and mitigate project risks at an early stage and support effective decision-making.

What you'll gain

• Advise on some of the region's most complex and commercially significant renewable energy investments and financings.
• Collaborate with global legal, commercial and technical experts in a highly international environment.
• Expand your regional footprint by supporting transactions and projects across multiple MENA jurisdictions while contributing to a more sustainable future.

What you'll bring

• Law degree
• Minimum 10 years' relevant work experience - either law firm or in-house counsel
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience and/or interest in the following areas: renewable energy; oil/gas; corporate Finance and/or Project Finance; project development; public procurement; FIDIC suite of contracts

What it's like to work at Scatec

At Scatec, we combine purpose with performance. We value responsibility, clarity, and collaboration and we encourage people to challenge existing ways of working, contribute ideas, and keep developing. You can expect an environment where people work together across disciplines and geographies, where good performance matters, and where you are trusted to take ownership without unnecessary hierarchy.

What we offer

At Scatec, you will be part of a company with a clear and ambitious purpose, working on renewable energy solutions that make a lasting difference. You will gain responsibility early, learn from experienced colleagues, and build your capabilities in a business that offers global exposure, strong development opportunities, and meaningful work in the energy transition.

Scatec is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit, competence, and business needs.

We review applications on an ongoing basis.