Legal Counsel (Construction & Industrial Services)

Bilfinger North America; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger North America is seeking a Texas-licensed attorney to serve as Legal Counsel (Construction & Industrial Services). You will draft and negotiate customer contracts, MSAs, and vendor agreements, while supporting sales, estimating, and bid teams throughout proposals and tenders.

In this role, you will assess risk/returns of contracts and guide project and operations teams on contractual rights and obligations.

Qualifications

• Texas-licensed attorney required with 5–7 years of commercial/industrial construction or services experience.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer-side contracts including MSAs with offshore oil & gas operators and vendors.
• Ability to collaborate with sales, operations, risk, and project teams to inform business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer-side construction and industrial services contracts, including MSAs with process operators and offshore/O&G clients.
• Support sales, estimating, and bid teams during tender phases.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Evaluate risk–return profiles of customer contracts and advise business and risk teams accordingly.
• Advise project and operations teams on contract rights, obligations, and risk.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract drafting

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Legal Counsel (Construction & Industrial Services)

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With 31,000+ employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

What You'll Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer-side construction and industrial services contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with process industrial operators, offshore oil & gas operators, and midstream and downstream firms.
• Support sales, estimating, and bid response (tender) teams during the proposal and bidding phases.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Evaluate risk‑return profiles of all customer contracts and advise the business and risk management teams accordingly.
• Advise project and operations teams on contract rights, obligations, and risk.
• Provide legal counsel to your business colleagues on all other business areas which may be assigned from time to time.

What We're Looking For

• Texas‑licensed attorney with 5–7 years of experience in commercial and industrial construction or industrial services.
• Hands‑on experience with customer‑side contracts, including offshore oil & gas operators, as well as subcontractor and supplier transactions.
• Comfortable working directly with sales, operations, and project teams, with close collaboration within the legal team.
• Business‑oriented, practical, and able to move appropriately without over‑lawyering.
• A “team first” mindset – able and willing to be a supportive and collaborative member of Bilfinger’s North American and global legal teams.

Why Bilfinger

Bilfinger is an international industrial services provider operating across chemicals & petrochemicals, energy, oil & gas, and pharma. With 31,000 employees and €5.4 billion in revenue, we offer the resources of a global company with a lean, entrepreneurial legal team.

If you have any questions please contact Jason Alan Jaure ([e-mail]).

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.