About Bloco Sertão Concession
Patria has recently secured a landmark concession in the sanitation sector: Bloco Sertão in Pernambuco. It’s a strategic project that spans 24 municipalities, serves 815,000 people, and reaches approximately 250,000 customers along the banks of the São Francisco River, with headquarters in Petrolina.
Summary
Responsible for leading the legal and regulatory of the sanitation concessionaire, acting strategically, closely to the business and in direct interface with senior management. Fundamental to ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, supporting structuring decisions, guiding negotiations with public entities and regulatory agencies, and ensuring the integrity of concession contracts. With a broad and multifunctional role, the position requires a strong practical vision, autonomy, and the ability to translate legal complexity into objective solutions for the operation.
Location
This position will be based in our Office in Petrolina, PE, Brazil in a full in person work model.
Responsibilities
* Manage and interpret concession agreements, regulatory matters, and institutional relationships with granting authorities, regulatory agencies, and oversight bodies.
* Handle a broad range of contracts, strategic litigation, corporate matters, and compliance, with strong prioritization and integrated business vision.
* Actively participate in matters such as economic–financial rebalancing, tariff reviews, regulatory claims, and contingency management.
* Structure and monitor legal and regulatory risks with a focus on value creation and preparation for divestment processes.
* Work collaboratively with finance, risk, engineering, and operations teams, as well as with external advisors, auditors, and consultants.
* Represent the company in interactions with authorities, regulatory entities, public stakeholders, and institutional partners.
Requirements
* A professional with solid experience in Administrative Law and regulated sectors—especially concessions, PPPs, utilities, and ideally sanitation. Strong background in contracts, strategic litigation, corporate law, and compliance, with the ability to prioritize and maintain an integrated business perspective.
* Able to translate legal and regulatory risks into financial, operational, and valuation impacts, supporting management and fund-level decisions. Skilled in structuring and monitoring risks with a focus on value creation and preparation for divestment processes.
* Demonstrates strong relationship, communication, and negotiation skills with regulators, investors, and strategic partners. Shows leadership across multiple legal, regulatory, and compliance fronts in highly regulated and politically sensitive environments, with an entrepreneurial, practical, and results-driven mindset.
* Hands‑on profile, comfortable in contexts of transformation, growth, and divestment readiness. Advanced English required.
* Able to work on‑site from Petrolina, PE.
EEO Statement
At Patria we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Our employment policies strictly prohibit all forms of discrimination on any of the grounds in relevant laws. All our employment practices are solely based on individual merit and our organization’s needs at the time.
#J-18808-Ljbffr