Editorial summary

The company is seeking a Senior / Legal Counsel with experience in data center development, EPC, real estate, and energy to join as a permanent member of the legal team. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad suite of documents across the project lifecycle, including NDAs, MOUs, PPAs, EPC/FIDIC contracts, OEM agreements, and customer MSAs. Key requirements include extensive contract drafting and negotiation skills across land, utilities, construction, procurement, and customer agreements, with the ability to manage RFP responses. Compensation is a monthly salary of 22,000, with five-day work weeks, a central location, and strong remuneration and benefits.

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Job description

[This job https://singapore.job-q.com/jobs/detail/urgent-senior-legal-counsel-dc-epc-real-estate-energy-40698 first appeared in Job-Q.com on 29 Oct 2026]

Highlights:

• Permanent job opportunity
• 5 days work week, normal office working hour
• Great remuneration & benefits
• Great career progression
• Location: Central

Responsibilities:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documents across the data centre development lifecycle, including: Land: NDAs, MOUs, and purchase and lease agreements, Utilities: PPAs, renewable energy, water and network agreements, Construction and procurement: EPC/FIDIC contracts, OEM supply agreements, LOAs, bonds and guarantees, Customer contracts: colocation and build-to-suit MSAs, and responses to customer RFPs
• Conducting thorough legal due diligence on land, title, zoning, permits and other relevant matters to identify and mitigate project risks
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as development, construction, procurement, finance, sales and compliance, to support efficient delivery of projects
• Supporting the Head of Legal in applying the company's templates, playbooks, signing matrix and KYC/sanctions screening processes, in coordination with management and department heads
• Providing legal advice on various legal matters (such as corporate and securities laws, privacy laws, intellectual property laws and other laws and regulations) relevant to the daily operations of the business
• Supporting corporate housekeeping, entity management and financing and investor documentation
• Liaising with and properly instructing and managing external law firms and consultants across jurisdictions

Requirements:

• An LLB degree from a reputable university in a common law jurisdiction
• Qualified to practise law in Singapore. Qualifications or experience in other common law jurisdictions is a plus.
• At least 7 years of PQE
• Prior relevant experience in data centres, infrastructure, energy or real estate development preferred. Strong corporate or M&A experience is also welcome.
• Command of basic MS Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Mature, pragmatic and self-motivated, able to multitask and work independently and under pressure
• Hardworking, proactive, detail- and solution-oriented with a "can do" attitude
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, high integrity, business acumen and a team player

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants, please click on “Apply Now” or email to with provided your latest resume in MS WORD format with below information.

• Last drawn salary
• Expected salary
• Notice period
• Reason for leaving

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