Assistant General Counsel

Numerical Advisory Solutions; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Group in Texas seeks an Assistant General Counsel – Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts to lead drafting, negotiating, and oversight of procurement, subcontract, equipment, and EPC-related agreements across projects. The role partners with procurement, supply chain, project teams, and risk to align legal risk with commercial goals and schedules.

Ideal candidates bring deep construction industry experience and a track record advising on complex agreements, with a focus on collaboration,

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate procurement, subcontract, equipment, material, services, logistics, and related construction agreements.
• Support administration of complex procurement and construction-related contracts across Zachry’s project portfolio.
• Balance legal risk with commercial objectives, operational realities, and scheduling pressures while advising stakeholders.

Job description

Assistant General Counsel – Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts

Location: San Antonio or Houston, Texas
Reports to: General Counsel

Zachry Group is seeking a highly experienced construction attorney to join its corporate legal team as Assistant General Counsel – Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts. This role will provide strategic, practical, and business-focused legal support for Zachry’s procurement, supply chain, subcontracting, and EPC-related contracting activities. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to procurement, supply chain, project, commercial, engineering, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders, with primary responsibility for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and supporting the administration of complex procurement and construction-related agreements across Zachry’s business lines.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience negotiating procurement, subcontract, equipment, material, services, logistics, and related construction agreements, preferably from the perspective of an EPC contractor or a legal team supporting major capital projects. This attorney must be able to balance legal risk, commercial objectives, operational realities, and schedule pressures while helping the company honor its commitments, collaborate effectively, communicate with openness and transparency, and make a positive impact on projects, customers, suppliers, and internal teams.