Assistant General Counsel

ARCO National Holdings; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading bonus program

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Traditional and Roth 401k

Tuition reimbursement for associates

Scholarship for associates’ children

1-month paid sabbatical after every 5 

1-week paid volunteer leave each year

100% charitable match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

100% paid 12-week maternity leave

Job summary

ARCO National Holdings is seeking a service-minded attorney with a strong background in transactional construction. The role focuses on drafting, negotiating, and managing construction and commercial agreements while collaborating with a national legal team to implement enterprise-wide risk controls.

The successful candidate will lead negotiations with sophisticated counterparties, manage contract documentation, and train non-legal business operators on relevant issues in construction.

Qualifications

• Licensed Attorney with 5+ years of transactional construction practice
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating construction contracts
• Ability to lead negotiations with sophisticated counterparties
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify legal issues and risks
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organized, and deadline-driven

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage construction and commercial agreements
• Collaborate with the legal team across the United States to implement standard approaches to contract risk
• Work with project managers to understand business objectives during negotiation
• Maintain documentation related to construction contracts and day-to-day issues
• Prepare training for non-legal business operators on construction law topics
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk in contracts
• Maintain relationships with vendors and title companies
• Support Operations and Leadership in problem-solving and risk management
• Manage communications and deliverables in a deadline-driven environment
• Direct the work of paralegal support as needed

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Relationship building

Communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Project management

Legal research

Client service

Job description

ABOUT YOU

Are you a service-minded transactional attorney? Do you have solid technical expertise in construction contract drafting and negotiating? Do you want to better understand the business considerations that inform risk management decisions? Are you looking to be a part of a dynamic in-house legal team that serves a dynamic and growing business? If the answer is, “Yes!” then we have an exciting, long-term opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.

We are looking for a service-oriented Attorney to join our team.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage construction and commercial agreements
• Collaborate closely with other members of the legal team located across the United States to implement enterprise-wide, accepted approaches to managing contract risks
• Collaborate closely with project managers and leaders to understand business objectives when negotiating agreements
• Manage, maintain, and coordinate all documentation related to construction contracts and day-to-day issues arising from construction project operations
• Prepare and present training to non-legal business operators on legal and legal-adjacent issues in the construction industry
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk
• Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies
• Assist Operations and Leadership in problem-solving and managing risk
• Manage communications and deliverables in a deadline-driven environment
• Work well with, and can efficiently direct work of, shared paralegal support.

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensed Attorney with 5+ years of transactional construction practice with a law firm or in-house with a general contractor
• Current experience managing a substantial volume of contract review, drafting, and negotiation responsibilities, with a strong preference for attorneys who remain actively engaged in day-to-day transactional work
• Experience leading negotiations of construction contracts with sophisticated counterparties and ability to understand the Owner, Subcontractor and/or Contractor’s points of view
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for the candidate to identify legal issues and risks, analyze complex problems, and provide practical and effective solutions
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders
• Flexible, with excellent and timely written and verbal communication skills
• Able to lead and follow with equal ease, based on circumstances
• Desire to work as part of legal team that is highly collaborative
• Active listener, proactive leadership approach, collaborative and communicative
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously, while working under tight deadlines

Candidates do not need to meet every qualification to be considered. If you possess relevant experience and skills and are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well-being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry-leading performance-based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401k
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1-month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1-week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 100% paid 12-week maternity leave

At ARCO, our first core value is to treat people fairly and do the right thing. We are proud to be a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

From recruiting, training, and hiring practices to selecting our subcontractors, we understand that the diversity of all those involved in the construction process enhances our ability to deliver the best solutions to our customers. We hire the best and the brightest from across the country – constructing a team of experts in architecture, design, engineering, project management, and business services.

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design-build experts. We have completed over 7,500 design-build projects nationwide. We ranked #9 on ENR’s Design-Build Firms list and #34 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list of 2026. Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us, and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person who can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies without pre-approval from ARCO’s Human Resources team. Pre-approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

EOE, including disability/vets