Legal Counsel - Malaysia

Job description

Legal Counsel - Malaysia RED is an expanding international M&E consultancy, with a proven track record in low energy design, focused on providing excellent design solutions to clients. We now seek an experienced Legal Counsel to be based in our KL office. The role is part of the wider ENGIE‑TRACTEBEL legal function, requiring close collaboration with legal colleagues across regions to ensure consistency, alignment, and sharing of best practices.

Role Responsibilities

Drafting, and assisting with the review and negotiation of suite of standard contracts and bespoke consultancy agreements, NDA’s, framework agreements and professional appointments. Proactively advising on and the identification of operational risk. Advising on and assisting with the implementation of RED’s legal policies, processes, standard contracts (including continuing and proactive review and revision) and trainings, and ensuring alignment with ENGIE-Tractebel’s expectations and priorities.

Champion of RED’s ethics and compliance programme. Providing legal support on disputes, including participation in alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Advising on RED’s programme of insurance and liaison with insurers and brokers to ensure appropriateness of and adequacy of programme for RED’s global operations. Assisting the Legal Team in supporting RED management’s governance process through robust legal risk identification, mitigation and reporting.

Assisting with delivery of full programme of legal training to operational project teams. Actively collaborating with legal colleagues across ENGIE‑TRACTEBEL, contributing to a coordinated and consistent legal approach, sharing knowledge, and supporting cross-border matters where relevant.

Role Requirements

Ability to work effectively within an international legal team, including proactive communication, collaboration across jurisdictions, and openness to guidance and alignment. Self-starter with high levels of initiative and motivation. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including ability to engage effectively with people at all levels and locations (both internally and externally). Highly competent drafting skills.

Requirement to routinely draft bespoke provisions to and amend standard form consultancy agreements and ancillary documentation. Takes pride in all pieces of work and consistently provides clear, commercial, accurate and strategic advice Enthusiastic and proactive approach to contract negotiation and problem solving. Ability to bring creative and innovative ideas to improve existing ways of working, including execution of the same through promoting their usage within the business and training others on the same.

Ambitious with a commitment to continuous development. Ability to work at a demanding pace and to remain calm under pressure. Commitment to RED’s culture and values. If you think you have what it takes to join an award-winning team and help RED continue its exciting journey, we want to hear from you! RED is a company of Tractebel.