Manage sales, planning, cost control, safety documentation, contractors and customers for repair and renewal work at water-treatment facilities. The role covers projects from planning through commissioning and customer instruction.
About this role
The legal affairs specialist joins a three-person legal team at Kubota Environmental Engineering. The role supports management and other internal departments by managing legal risks and strengthening compliance.
Main responsibilities include reviewing and preparing domestic and international contracts, responding to legal consultations, handling compliance audits, supporting the development and operation of compliance systems, and addressing governance matters, including special purpose companies. Contracts include construction agreements, master transaction agreements, outsourcing agreements, and confidentiality agreements. The role also covers litigation and dispute support, including consultation with attorneys, strategy planning, and negotiations with counterparties. Internal consultation work requires independently examining issues and seeking attorney opinions when appropriate. Compliance duties include establishing or revising audit systems, preparing and coordinating internal audits, conducting on-site and document audits, reviewing outcomes, and handling internal whistleblowing matters such as preparation, interviews, and minutes.
Applicants must have at least seven years of corporate legal experience, including experience in a legal department, business division, or company. They must be able to review contracts independently without relying on AI and have experience with litigation or disputes, legal consultations, and compliance audit and whistleblowing processes. Experience in the construction industry, practical overseas work experience, and English ability equivalent to a TOEIC score of 750 are welcomed.
The employer carries out construction, operation, and maintenance of water-treatment and waste-treatment facilities. The position is based at the Tokyo headquarters in Chuo-ku, Tokyo. Nationwide business trips occur approximately once a month and generally last one to three days. Travel uses public transportation and, where needed, rental cars. Average overtime is approximately 20 hours per month, with audit-related busy periods from April through July.
This is a permanent full-time position. Working hours are 8:30 to 17:15, with a 45-minute break. Flextime and work-from-home arrangements are available. Annual holidays total 125 days, with weekends and public holidays generally off. The expected annual salary is 5,000,000 to 8,000,000 yen, including overtime pay. Benefits include transportation reimbursement, overtime pay, meal, housing, family, telework, business-trip and qualification allowances, housing options, retirement and pension schemes, social insurance, group insurance, savings programs, employee stock ownership, and training. The probationary period is six months with no change in treatment.
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