Overview
What if you could use your legal expertise to shape exciting industrial projects as Head of Legal in a dynamic team? Join Equans and become the strategic partner for a key Business Unit (BU Infra), working on complex and varied cases while playing a central role in decision-making. You contribute to projects that define the future of infrastructure.
Your work location : Brussels
Within the Legal team of 20 colleagues, active in law, ethics and GDPR for Equans Belux.
Zoom on the job
- act as the main point of contact for all legal and ethical matters within BU Infra (one of the five BUs of Equans Belux)
- be part of the BU Infra management team and provide strategic and decision-making support
- supervise and develop a team of three legal counsels
- identify and anticipate legal risks and opportunities in tendering and project execution
- analyse, negotiate and adapt complex contracts (public procurement, DBFMO, EPC, subcontracting…)
- prepare, review and draft site correspondence and claims together with contract managers
- prevent and manage disputes in collaboration with external lawyers
- provide practical legal advice aligned with business needs
- visit project sites regularly to understand activities and build trust with teams
- challenge risk management and contractual feasibility of projects
- propose pragmatic solutions to develop business with manageable risks
- train and develop legal knowledge within internal teams
- participate in cross-functional projects and support colleagues where needed
Qualifications
master’s degree in lawat least 10 years of experience in a company or law firmexpertise in public procurement (tendering and execution) is essentialexperience in an industrial or multi-technical environment is a plusstrong analytical and negotiation skills for complex contractsability to explain and train legal principles clearlyteam spirit, customer focus, flexibility and pragmatismaccuracy and a hands-on approachexcellent command of Dutch (spoken and written), good knowledge of French and EnglishWhat we offer
a competitive salary in line with your education and experienceinteresting training and career opportunitiesgroup- & hospitalization insuranceeco & meal vouchers, representation allowance, 13th month, holiday paylease car with charging card, bicycle lease plansmartphone with subscription, internet feeadditional paid leave, seniority leave, homeworkingdiscounts through (culture, sports, travel, and more)How to apply
Add to that the contagious warm atmosphere at Equans, and what are you waiting for? We look forward to welcoming you. Does this description fit you and would you like more information? Contact our HR colleague Karine Paelinck – or linkedin.com / in / karine paelinck
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