Vice President / Chief Legal Officer

Balfour Beatty•Atlanta, GA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. (Company), 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. The Company is seeking a Vice President / Chief Legal Officer to join its Legal Department, reporting to the Senior Vice President & National Chief Legal Officer (National CLO) and the Company’s President. The Vice President / Chief Legal Officer is primarily responsible for the legal affairs of the Company’s nationwide operations. The successful candidate will be based in either Dallas, Texas (preferred) or Atlanta, Georgia.

Requirements

A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with a State Bar, and eligibility to practice as in-house counsel in Texas or Georgia. Texas or Georgia Bar membership is preferred.
15+ years of progressive 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), preferably with significant experience supporting heavy civil and rail infrastructure projects.
Extensive knowledge of public procurement requirements, typical State Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration standards, standard construction industry contract forms such as AIA, DBIA and Consensus Docs, and key risk shifting provisions in construction contracts.
Experience negotiating design and construction contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and related agreements.
Experience handling, or managing outside counsel’s handling of, construction disputes, including mediation, arbitration and litigation.
Experience handling and collaborating with risk management on insurance claims, coverage disputes and risk transfer strategies.

Nice To Haves

Texas or Georgia Bar membership is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serving as a trusted business advisor to the Company’s leadership team by providing practical, business focused legal guidance that supports organizational growth and operational excellence.
Supporting commercial contracting, litigation/dispute resolution, compliance, and corporate governance functions.
Directing legal support for major infrastructure projects and commercial transactions.
Managing litigation, arbitration, mediation, investigations, and regulatory proceedings.
Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws applicable to infrastructure construction, engineering, transportation, energy, and public-private partnership projects.
Performing contract review and negotiations with clients, designers, and other consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Policy and Procedure Development when requested as part of Company’s or National legal team efforts to update or review new or revised policies and procedures.
Overseeing internal investigations and ethics and compliance programs related to anti-corruption, competition law, government contracting and procurement requirements, and environmental regulations.
Delivering training to the business on legal, ethics and compliance, and privacy/privilege issues.
Leading legal due diligence, advice and support for corporate acquisitions or divestitures.
Serving as part of and as a resource to the Company’s senior management team and providing advice to management on legal issues.
Managing and mentoring the Company’s Vice President / Legal
Identifying proactive solutions to eliminate or mitigate risks.
Basing your decision-making process and advice on ethics and integrity.
Reviewing and providing advice regarding legal documents such as owner contracts, design and consulting agreements, subcontracts, purchase orders, joint venture agreements.
Performing or providing for legal assistance from outside counsel in the negotiation of the terms and conditions of contracts and other legal documents.
Receiving all Service of Process and distributing to appropriate internal personnel, insurers, and approved external lawyers.
Managing the distribution of work to, provision of services by, and billings of external lawyers.
Monitoring the business’s compliance with published policies and procedures and legal requirements.
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 like.
Ensuring compliance with required reporting to management.