Role & responsibilities

1. Legal Advisory

- Provide legal advice to the execution/operations/ project teams for ongoing EPC projects
- Support project closures from a legal perspective

2. Claims & Dispute Resolution

- Handle pre-dispute situations, claims management, and arbitration proceedings
- Handle MSME notices, conciliation and arbitration
- Handle IBC notices and NCLT proceedings
- Coordinate with external counsel for litigation and arbitration matters
- Develop strategies for dispute avoidance and resolution
- Represent the company in negotiations, mediations, and dispute forums

3. Compliance & Regulatory Affairs

- Ensure compliance with applicable laws, including contract law, , environmental regulations, and labor laws
- Monitor changes in legal/regulatory requirements affecting EPC operations
- Implement compliance frameworks and internal policies

4. Contract Management

- Drafting, reviewing, part of negotiation and finalizing EPC contracts, consortium agreements, unincorporated & Incorporated JV agreements, subcontractor/vendor agreements, and consultancy contracts
- Standardize contract templates aligned with business requirement and to the benefit of the company
- Provide legal input to business development/sales team of the business group during bid evaluation and submissions and also if required, be part of contract & commercial negotiations




- Knowledge and practical experience in FIDIC and other international/industry-standard contract frameworks to handle the contractual issues and the disputes.
- Advice on contract interpretation, variations, claims, extensions of time (EOT), and change orders
- Identify legal risks in project execution and recommend mitigation strategies

5. Stakeholder Management

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders: Projects, Commercial, Procurement, Finance
- Liaise with external stakeholders: clients, consultants, contractors, legal advisors, regulatory authorities
- Support senior leadership with legal risk insights for strategic decisions

6. Governance & Risk Management

- Develop and maintain legal risk management frameworks
- Conduct legal audits of project contracts and practices
- Maintain MIS reports on legal cases, contract risks, and compliance status

7. Team Management

- Lead and mentor junior legal team members
- Allocate work, review outputs, and build team capability in EPC legal practices

Preferred candidate profile :

Experience: 12-15 years experience in legal roles

Behavioral Attributes:

- High integrity and ethical standards
- Proactive and detail-oriented
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills

Leadership and team management capabilities

Education: LLB / LLM from a reputed institution

Location: Mumbai

📌 Assistant General Manager Legal (Mumbai)
🏢 Tata Projects
📍 Mumbai