Manager/AVP – Legal & Permit (GULF Maptaphut)
About this position
The Manager/AVP – Legal & Permit (GULF Maptaphut) is responsible for overseeing legal affairs, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations, and managing contracts and permits to protect the organization's interests.
Responsibilities
• Executing legal affairs activities incorporating with company internal policies and external laws/regulations.
• Delivering professional supports related to a variety of company regulations, licenses, contracts, including nondisclosure agreements, and consulting to ensure all of company contracts are in line with legal implication and philosophies as well as mitigating risk whenever possible.
• Drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating legal contracts, letters of agreement or legal documentations to protect the organization’s legal and business interest in general and commercial contract.
• Monitoring status of applications and provides consultative supports with respect to submittal of applications to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery of business plan.
• Ensuring all permit operations are delivered according to applicable laws, rules, regulations, specifications, standards, policies and procedures related to processing of applications; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Developing effective relationships with external legal institutions and relevant authorities in a governance compliance manner.
• Providing sufficient technical coaching through experiential learning activities to members under supervision or any concerned persons required.
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Law.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Law (Contract drafting), of which 5 years’ experience in management level including drafting, reviewing and negotiating in various areas of law or related fields.
• Lawyer license.
• Barrister-at-law degree and international law firm are preferable.
• Knowledge of contract, commercial and general business laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of M&A, JV, project finance and shareholder.
• Analytical, conceptual thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Management, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English both written and verbal (Minimum 750 TOEIC score).
• Ability to travel/ work upcountry.
• Workplace is in Bangkok, then move to Map Ta Phut, Rayong.