Principal Associate – Project Development/Construction Lawyer - Dubai/ Abu Dhabi

We have a great opportunity for a proficient Project Development/Construction Lawyer with experience in renewable energy, water and infrastructure projects to join our team based in Dubai/ Abu Dhabi. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-impact projects across domestic and international markets, spanning a variety of sectors and jurisdictions.

In this role, the successful candidate will:

• Work closely with procurers, developers, lenders, and major international tier 1 contractors.
• Lead on project development and construction matters, providing expert legal guidance.
• Review, negotiate and draft EPC contracts, PPAs, and credit support packages with precision.
• Offer strategic legal insight into project financing and risk assessment.
Contribute to renewable energy and infrastructure projects across domestic and international jurisdictions.

About you:

• Qualified lawyer at the Senior / Principal Associate level, with a focus on renewable energy, water and infrastructure projects, either in-house or in private practice
• Experience in procurer advisory, project development and construction (FIDIC experience a plus)
• Proven ability in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating credit support packages.
• Strong expertise in drafting, reviewing and negotiating EPC contracts and power purchase/water purchase agreements (PPAs/WPAs)
• Energy From Waste (EFW), Anaerobic Digestion (AD), and water projects is advantageous.
• Understanding of project bankability, with experience in structuring and producing borrower/lender due diligence reports, as well as project finance knowledge.
• A strategic and commercially minded approach, capable of identifying risks and executing solutions swiftly and efficiently.
• Excellent drafting skills, ensuring precision in contracts and correspondence.
Comfortable running matters largely unsupervised and in managing junior associates

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What We Can Offer You:

The opportunity to work for a firm that has been recognised as one of best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work® for 25 consecutive years.

Excellent benefits, including:

• A hybrid approach to office and remote working.
• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• End of Service Benefit
Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes

Equal Opportunities:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.

At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone's potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.

If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description, please contact Nana Panti-Amoa on nana.panti-amoa@uk.gowlingwlg.com

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