Full-Time
General Counsel
Posted on 5/26/2026
Egis Group
5,001-10,000 employees
Designs, builds, and operates intelligent infrastructure
No salary listed
Australia
In Person
Singapore, Hong Kong, or Australia; Perth is particularly attractive for time-zone alignment.
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- 10+ years PQE within professional services, engineering, infrastructure or consulting environments
- Strong experience negotiating consultancy and project contracts across Asia, particularly Southeast Asia
- Strong understanding of professional indemnity, design liability and commercial risk management
- Ability to provide commercially pragmatic legal advice to technical and operational stakeholders
- Experience operating within complex, matrix or project-based organisations
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and negotiation capability
- A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused mindset
- Leadership capability with experience mentoring or managing legal professionals
- Acting as the lead legal advisor across Egis’ Asia region
- Leading negotiation and review of major infrastructure and consultancy contracts
- Advising on legal, ethics, compliance and governance matters across multiple jurisdictions
- Supporting project delivery teams and senior leadership on commercial and risk matters
- Managing claims strategy, insurer engagement and professional indemnity matters
- Driving legal process improvement, contract standardisation and legal literacy across the business
- Managing and mentoring members of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance team
- Managing external legal counsel and legal spend across the region
- Participating in APAC and Group-level risk review and governance committees
Starting
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$1.6B
Headquarters
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Founded
1949
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Mountain States DOTs and municipalities give RockSol an immediate customer base.
- Bundled design-build and program-management bids can raise deal sizes and margins.
- Tikehau's €1 billion raise funds more U.S. tuck-ins through 2028.
What critics are saying
- RockSol integration failures will disrupt client relationships and delay cross-selling in 2026.
- Egis faces entrenched incumbents in U.S. transportation consulting, especially on DOT frameworks.
- Aggressive acquisition spending increases execution risk and can compress returns if growth slows.
What makes Egis Group unique
- RockSol adds transportation delivery, inspection, and materials testing across the Western U.S.
- Egis now combines engineering, environmental compliance, and construction management under one platform.
- Its U.S. push is backed by acquisitions in Canada, Australia, and the UK.
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Company News
Lochner, an Egis Group company, has appointed Karen Wiemelt to its Board of Directors. Wiemelt brings over 35 years of leadership experience in the nuclear and energy sectors, with expertise in programme management, environmental remediation and strategic planning. Wiemelt previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Jacobs, where she led the company's global Energy, Security and Technology business unit. In that role, she managed a portfolio exceeding $1.5 billion in annual revenue and over 8,000 employees worldwide. She has also served on numerous industry and corporate boards. Founded in 1944, Lochner merged with Egis Group in July 2025, positioning it as the cornerstone of Egis' US growth strategy. Wiemelt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Egis, a global leader in architecture, consulting, construction engineering, operations, and mobility services, has acquired RockSol Consulting Group, Inc., a Colorado-based transportation infrastructure firm specializing in engineering, planning, environmental compliance, design, construction management, inspection, and materials testing. The acquisition strengthens Egis' transportation market position in the fast-growing Mountain States and West region of the U.S. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Thornton, Colorado, RockSol is known for the highest standard of reliability and quality in delivering highway, bridge, transit, and public works projects that enhance safety, preserve environmental resources, and improve communities. With more than 240 employees, RockSol serves municipalities, counties, state Departments of Transportation, and federal civilian agencies throughout the Western U.S. "We warmly welcome President and Founder Saeid Saeb and our new colleagues from RockSol," said Terry Ruhl, Chief Executive Officer of Egis in the U.S
/CNW/ - Egis, a global leader in architecture, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility services, has acquired Ecometrix, a leading...
Regulatory News: Tikehau Capital (Paris:TKO), the global alternative asset manager, announces a capital raise for its portfolio company Egis, reaffirming its...
Tikehau Capital has raised over €1 billion to support Egis' growth, backed by an Apollo S3/ADIA consortium and Neuberger Berman as co-lead investors. This marks the launch of Tikehau's first private equity continuation fund for Egis, aimed at accelerating global development through strategic acquisitions. The fund is part of Tikehau's decarbonisation strategy, which has now surpassed €2 billion in capital raised. Egis aims to double its size by 2028.