SOPHIA ZARITH LOW

Key Responsibilities and Achievements:

• Moved into a commercial role after a decade in legal and contract management, applying my understanding of contract terms, risk, and negotiations to support long-term maintenance agreements in the energy sector.
• Handle end-to-end development of LTSA contracts, including pricing, commercial structuring, and direct negotiations with key customers such as MOL and Petronas-linked entities.
• Work closely with HQ and cross-functional teams to align legal, tax, and operational aspects in cross-border agreements across APAC.
• Identify LTSA opportunities from early-stage projects and collaborate on service concepts that fit technical and commercial needs.
• Continue to apply legal judgment in commercial settings, ensuring contractual clarity and reducing execution risk in long-term projects.
• Provided ongoing training and mentorship for junior sales staff, fostering professional development and career growth.

• Preparation and management of Enquiry package (ITT) for the procurement of goods and services for the Majnoon Oil Field project.
• Negotiate and respond to tender qualifications with a view of awarding procurement contracts.
• Develop and review contract templates for EPC contract, subcontracts, supply of goods and services, bank guarantee format etc.
• Identify and evaluate potential risks, if necessary, suggest alternatives that lead to best solution for the project.
• Advise user department in relation to contractual issues in line with the requirements of the project.
• Advise practical solution to any claims.

• Company Overview: HEAD OFFICE: REHAU BUILDING, 1 KING GEORGE AVENUE, SINGAPORE
• Tasked with handling legal affairs of the company located in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, provide support and legal advice to Engineering, Procurement, construction and commissioning (“EPCC”) projects in Australia, China, Indonesia, Thailand etc.
• Part of the Management team to provide full-spectrum of legal support to management.
• Negotiation and execution of the of EPCC contract with external parties, local or international.
• Drafting and vetting various documents for the Company, its affiliated companies, and subsidiaries; amongst others, as follows: EPC Contracts, Subcontract agreements, supply contracts, NDA NDNCA, Agency agreement, JV agreements, and etc.
• To Liaise and coordinate with external counsel for company secretarial matters and disputes of the company in the Asia Pacific.
• Seeking instructions from the client in relation to the contract.
• Provide legal advice for contractual dispute.
• Issuing instructions such as variations, or relating to prime cost sums or making good defects.
• Considering and review claims from subcontractors.
• Support the Company where it involves project financing by doing preparatory legal due diligence ground works and research.
• Big saving for the company on minimising the legal fee on successfully manages the preparation and negotiation of the tender contract for an EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) large scale solar power plant project in Malaysia.
• Successfully manage the preparation and negotiation of an EPC contract for a 36.1MWp solar power plant project in Western Australia’s worth $75 million solar farm project in Western Australia.
• Successfully manage the preparation and negotiation of an EPC deal In Indonesia for 1mwp Ground Mounted Solar Power Plant USD 1,200,000.
• HEAD OFFICE: REHAU BUILDING, 1 KING GEORGE AVENUE, SINGAPORE

• Develop contract template for subcontract agreement, goods and services, non-disclosure agreement etc.
• Preparation of Enquiry package (ITT) for design (FEED) and construction (EPC) stages.
• Drafting, review, revise all the notice correspondences to client, letter of award and other legal documentation (e.g. novation agreement, contract extension, amendment, assignment etc. both in English and Mandarin.
• Identify risks and issues, suggest alternatives that lead to best solution to Project Manager.
• Advise user department in relation to contract process management in line with all the terms and conditions of the contract.
• Acts as the primary contract between the project team ensuring all legal and contractual matters are addressed promptly and efficiently.
• Review Tendering Procedures, Subcontracting Plan, subcontracting procedures.
• Advise practical solution to any claims.
• Responsible for informing the project team of the requirement of the contract and monitoring compliance.
• Prepared presentation and organized engagement session on the Terms and conditions and company obligations under the EPC contract to all the departments to increase awareness.
• Reviews and analysis of Change Order Requests.

• Company Overview: HEAD OFFICE: LEVEL 67, TOWER 2, PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS, KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE 50088 K.L.
• Tasked with handling contracts, provide support and legal advice to clients (various departments) in the company.
• Provide professional and efficient legal advice/ services to various departments within the company (mainly to the, Procurement, Operations, Project, IT and HR departments).
• T&C tender evaluation/preparation for the procurement of goods and services, amongst others, as follows: Software and Maintenance services, Project and Operations goods and services, Well Engineering goods and services, Manpower recruitment services.
• Drafting and review contracts, letter of award and other legal documentation (e.g. novation agreement, farm-in, supplementary, amendment, payment assignment, tenancy agreements) and other correspondences.
• To Liaise and coordinate with external counsel for all areas of concerned and disputes.
• Responsible for advising, provide legal opinion and assistance to other department on Human Resources or contracts matters.
• In charge managing company secretarial matters of the KPOC.
• Compliance to the requirements of Production Sharing Contract (PSC) including obtaining necessary approval from PETRONAS and shareholders.
• Compliance Trainer to company personnel as follows: Conducting compliance awareness training for staff in relation to the Competition Act.
• Engagement Session on KBBC Production Sharing Contract (PSC)/Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) and Shareholders Agreement (SA).
• Sharing session with procurement department on the terms and conditions of the supply contracts.
• Negotiated in a software license agreement for KPOC amongst others the Plant Design Management System PDMS design software package for engineering, design and construction projects in offshore and onshore, SAP ECC system and the finalization of the Microsoft licenses subscription agreement with PETRONAS ICT.
• HEAD OFFICE: LEVEL 67, TOWER 2, PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS, KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE 50088 K.L.