Contracts Counsel

Description

• Manage our builder’s risk program
• Provide legal advice and support on a broad range of contractual, commercial, insurance, and litigation issues
• Interface with clients, client legal teams, and our internal client development team to support client development and secure work on constructed and integrated project opportunities
• Collaborate closely with Design Group and Barry-Wehmiller safety teams to promote a culture of safety and wellness and confirm that safety policies and practices are properly addressed in contracts
• Assist with labor/employment issues and coordinate resolution of any disputes with outside counsel and insurers
• Counsel teams on project selection risks, appropriate project delivery methodology, and adherence to the firm’s commercial, legal, and risk management preferences
• Maintain and update the firm’s library of standard contracts, forms, and templates
• Manage project-related dispute resolution (client discussions, liens, discovery, mediations, arbitrations, litigation, position papers, settlement agreements); coordinate with the executive team, insurers, and outside counsel on dispute resolution strategies
• Lead contract negotiation in coordination with the vice-president & corporate counsel, the executive team, and project leadership teams
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team
• Support implementation of risk-management and mitigation policies and procedures
• Review design, engineering, engineer-procure-construct, design-build and construction management contracts, subcontracts, bids, equipment agreements, industry standard documents (AIA, EJCDC, ConsensusDocs, DBIA) and owner-drafted contracts

Requirements

• The ability to handle multiple competing priorities
• The skills to distill complex legal problems into easily understood language with straightforward, practical solutions tailored to business needs
• A minimum of three years of legal experience
• The capability to effectively build teams, internal partnerships, and relationships with senior members of organizational divisions
• Excellent legal writing and presentation skills
• A willingness to travel up to 15%
• A background in construction law, contract negotiation, and insurance matters within a law firm or an in-house legal department (preferred)
• A Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance