PROJECTS/PROJECT FINANCE - RIYADH

Our client has 4 offices in the Middle East; Abu Dhabi, Doha, Dubai and Riyadh. The current role sits within the Middle East Projects team based in the Riyadh office. The team carries out a wide range of work focused on the energy & infrastructure sectors, including project finance, PPP, front-end construction and sector-focused acquisitions and joint ventures across the Middle East Asia and Africa.
They are a recognised leader in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Clients include international and local banks, development banks, governments, infrastructure asset owners, developers, contractors and service companies. This is a transactional role, involving a large amount of client contact and providing opportunities to work on innovative and high-profile projects in the Middle East region and globally. You would be working with a team of lawyers across the region. The role demands a readiness to undertake business development and marketing activities with enthusiasm. The team and its projects have been the recipient of a number of awards and nominations including:
'Project Finance Deal of the Year' - Capital Markets & ESG Finance Awards 2024
'Alternative Infrastructure Award' -IJ Global April 2024
'Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year' - Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East Awards 2023
'Water Treatment Deal of the Year' (IJ Global April 2024),
'PPP Deal of the Year' (PFI February 24)
'Project & Infrastructure Finance Law Firm of the Year' - IFN Awards 2023
'Social Infrastructure Project of the Year' - IJ Global Middle East Awards 2023
'Project Finance Deal of the Year' at the PFI Awards 2024
'Legal Adviser of the Year' at the Middle East Solar Industry Association Awards 2019 to 2022

The role is wide-ranging and includes:
having excellent technical legal skills;
supervising associates and junior lawyers in the team;
leading and managing transactions;
developing on-going relationships with the existing client base as well as pitching for new opportunities;
developing close working relationships as part of an international team;
the opportunity to be involved in work on high profile projects and cross-border transactions on a global scale;
contributing to our globally read Outlaw e-publication and external publications on topical issues and developments in our markets; and
taking an active role in our business development campaigns, the development of our innovative products and pitching for new work.

The successful candidates will:

• have gained experience in a firm with an established energy and/or infrastructure practice;
• have serious experience of finance;
• have experience of project development transactions from a commercial and/or finance perspective;
• be receptive to different ways of working including strong project management skills;
• have interpersonal skills necessary for this client-facing role; and
• have experience in business development activities including presenting seminars or training sessions to external parties.
• Arabic language capabilities would be an advantage.

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