Senior Legal Counsel

What if you could shape the legal framework of innovative projects, ensuring their success while making a tangible impact on the future of infrastructure? 

For the legal team at Equans, we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for our Digital & Carbon Shift and Smart Buildings divisions mainly located in the Brussels area.
Every day we work on large infrastructure and other projects of the future. Whether it’s a large construction project or another prestigious project, as Senior Legal Counsel you see the result and impact of your work around you every day. This job offers you a challenge, autonomy, great colleagues to work with, and a good work-life balance.

What else? Discover it below!

• analyze (public and private) tender documents (especially during the tender phase) and provide practical advice in the execution phase
• draft, negotiate and follow up on all kinds of agreements, including complex contracts and transactions, construction contracts, joint venture agreements, maintenance agreements, shareholders agreements,…
• provide practical legal advice on the most diverse legal issues related to all activities of Equans (contract law, obligations law, public procurement, corporate law,…)
• follow up on national disputes/claims involving Equans

Are you our new Senior Legal Counsel?

• you have a master’s degree in law
• you have at least 8 years of experience as a lawyer and/or as an in-house legal counsel
• you have experience or interest in contract law, in construction law, in public procurement and in digital and carbon shift areas
• you have a talent for and interest in negotiating complex contracts and transactions
• you have interest and insight in the non-legal aspects of a project whether technical, commercial, financial and/or strategic
• you have strong communication and relational skills
• you are proactive, positive, pragmatic and have an open mind
• you are assertive, confident and a real team player who can also work autonomously at the same time
• you speak and write fluently in Dutch, good knowledge of French is a plus

Want to tackle tomorrow’s multi-technical challenges with us?

Then join our experts in the various innovative and exciting projects of Equans. You get the opportunity to use your technical skills as well as to discover cutting-edge technologies and help customers in the 3 major transitions of today: the energy transition, the industrial transition and the digital transition.

Joining Equans is more than that! You also get:

• a competitive salary in line with your education and experience
• interesting training and career opportunities
• group-, hospitalization insurance
• eco & meal vouchers, representation allowance, 13^th month, holiday pay
• lease car (with fuel/charging card)
• smartphone with subscription, internet fee
• additional paid leave, homeworking

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Are you interested in this position and do you have questions? Please contact our HR colleague Karine Paelinck – 0475 63 12 52 or [email protected] or linkedin.com/in/karine paelinck