Legal / Contractual Advisor

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula: Approach each client engagement as a partnership , create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards. We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Legal / Contractual Advisor to provide legal, contractual, and commercial support for large-scale construction and EPC projects in Dubai, UAE. This client-facing role requires strong knowledge of construction contracts, EPC contracting structures, FIDIC-based agreements, UAE law, contract drafting, negotiation, claims avoidance, and contractual risk management. The ideal candidate will be a construction lawyer, contracts specialist, or senior contractual advisor with experience supporting complex construction, infrastructure, industrial, mission-critical, or data center projects. The role requires the ability to advise project teams on contractual rights, obligations, risks, notices, variations, claims, and dispute avoidance throughout the project lifecycle. You will play a key role in protecting the client’s commercial and contractual position by supporting contract preparation, negotiation, administration, risk review, and issue resolution across procurement, delivery, construction, and closeout phases. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide legal and contractual advisory support for EPC, construction, consultancy, subcontract, supplier, and professional services agreements. Draft, review, and negotiate EPC contracts, contract amendments, letters of intent, framework agreements, consultancy agreements, subcontract terms, and related contractual documents. Advise project leadership, commercial teams, procurement teams, and technical stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, liabilities, risks, and remedies. Support the development and review of tender and contract documents, including conditions of contract, scopes of work, pricing schedules, performance obligations, warranties, bonds, insurances, payment terms, delay provisions, and termination clauses. Review contractual terms and identify legal, commercial, and project delivery risks prior to contract execution. Provide guidance on FIDIC-based contracts, UAE law requirements, EPC contracting models, variation mechanisms, claims provisions, notices, dispute resolution procedures, and risk allocation. Support contract negotiation with contractors, consultants, suppliers, vendors, and other project stakeholders. Advise on contractual notices, change orders, delay events, extensions of time, claims, back-charges, liquidated damages, payment disputes, and closeout matters. Coordinate with project management, commercial, procurement, cost control, planning, engineering, and construction teams to ensure contractual issues are properly identified, documented, and managed. Support claims avoidance and dispute prevention by ensuring timely notices, accurate documentation, clear correspondence, and proper contract administration. Review contractor and consultant correspondence to identify potential contractual exposure, claims risk, or non-compliance. Assist in preparing contractual letters, position papers, risk assessments, negotiation briefs, and settlement recommendations. Maintain accurate records of contractual issues, claims, notices, variations, key correspondence, and contract deliverables. Support internal governance, approval processes, and compliance with client requirements, company policies, and applicable legal standards. Provide contractual training, guidance, and awareness to project teams where required. Perform other related duties as requir…