Senior Counsel

Balfour Beatty•Austin, TX

40d

About The Position

Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., which is a member of the Balfour Beatty group of companies in the United States, delivers complex projects that expand the nation’s transit, transportation, and water infrastructure. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Counsel to join its Legal Department reporting to the Company’s General Counsel (GC). The Senior Counsel will support the legal affairs of the Company’s Southwest operations and work in cooperation with the GC and the VP of Ethics and Compliance for compliance issues and investigations.

Requirements

A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law
Admission and active, good standing with a State Bar (preference will be given to applicants that are active members of the Texas Bar).
5 years of experience in the practice of law concentrating on the design and construction industry (a combination of private law firm, public agency, and in-house experience is acceptable) with specific experience in the heavy civil, transit, transportation, or water.
Extensive knowledge of public procurement requirements, and standard construction industry contract forms such as AIA, DBIA and Consensus Docs, and key risk shifting provisions in construction contracts.
Significant experience negotiating design and construction contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and related
Significant experience handling, or managing outside counsel’s handling of, construction disputes, including mediation, arbitration, and

Nice To Haves

Act as legal counsel and as the point person for all legal matters impacting your business clients.
This position will receive strong mentorship from a General Counsel who has been with the company for twenty years.
Opportunity to work for a leading international infrastructure group that finances, develops, builds, and maintains the vital infrastructure that we all depend

Responsibilities

Direct project support for (i) contract and regulatory compliance; (ii) correspondence and other project documentation with legal implications (e.g., change orders, notices, etc.); and (iii) claims avoidance, management and resolution.
Serving as part of and resource to the Company’s Southwest Region management team and providing advice to Southwest Region management on legal
Identifying proactive solutions to eliminate or mitigate
Basing your decision-making process and advice on ethics and
Reviewing and providing advice regarding legal documents such as owner contracts, design and consulting agreements, subcontracts, purchase orders, joint venture agreements, and other legal documents.
Providing legal assistance in the negotiation of the terms and conditions of contracts and other legal
Receiving all Service of Process and distributing to appropriate internal personnel, insurers, and approved external
Managing the provision of services by, and billings of external lawyers.
Monitoring the Southwest Region’s compliance with published policies and procedures and legal
Conducting internal training sessions on legal issues such as contracting issues, claims mitigation, maintaining and creating proper project documentation, company policies and procedures, understanding company standard contract forms, and the
Ensuring compliance with required reporting to management