Description:
Job Description:Overview:
A Construction Engineering Company is actively seeking a Corporate Counsel to join our Risk Management team of our Seattle, WA office! As a Corporate Counsel, you'll play a key role as a trusted legal advisor, guiding proactive risk management strategies and ensuring regulatory compliance, while supporting high-impact joint ventures and complex design-build contracts.
Apply today and take the next step in your career with A Construction Engineering Company.
Responsibilities:
- Expert understanding of state and federal laws, including, regulations and policies in several specialized legal areas related to federal compliance; strong working knowledge of general laws applicable to the A/E industry; design professional firm and individual licensing requirements ability to interpret and apply such laws, regulations and policies to inform business activities. Applies law from several areas to complex situations.
- Review and negotiation of Design Build and other alternative contracting methods.
- Reviewing and negotiating Joint Venture Agreements with trusted external partners of the Firm, as well as collaborating with internal partners.
- Coordinate efforts with other internal project and corporate teams to propose appropriate risk management, identify critical project risk issues and make recommendations and provide summation of documents for execution.
- Liaise with various internal corporate departments regarding compliance initiatives and requirements.
- Manage tasks and provide advice on integration of newly acquired firms, including post-acquisition integration due diligence and risk management reviews.
- Providing assistance on post-acquisition integration matters.
- Team with other Risk Management members
- General corporate governance matters, as needed.
Qualifications:
- J.D. Degree from an ABA-Accredited law school and strong academic credentials.
- 6-8 years of legal experience in the A/E industry, preferably including in-house experience.
- Experience in review of A/E or construction contracts. Experience with Design-Build Contracts a plus.
- At least one State Bar Admission.
- Ability to read, write and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions.
