Project Counsel - Large Projects

FlatironDragados; California (MO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Compensation package

401(k)/RRSP

Medical benefits

Wellness benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

FlatironDragados seeks a Project Counsel – Large Projects embedded with project teams to guide execution, strengthen legal frameworks, and ensure compliance on infrastructure programs.

You will collaborate with commercial teams, project managers, and leadership to align legal strategies with business goals, review and negotiate contracts, manage risk, and coordinate with outside counsel to drive project success across complex environments.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in the United States.
• Bar admission in Hawaii within six months of hire.
• Five years of construction law experience.
• Experience managing legal aspects of construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of FAR and government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, hands-on legal counsel across all project phases.
• Collaborate with commercial teams, PMs, and executives to align legal strategies.
• Interpret contracts and respond to legal inquiries.
• Draft, review, and negotiate prime contracts, change orders, subcontracts, and purchase orders.
• Engage with clients, delivery partners, and government agencies to support project success.
• Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Support dispute resolution and claims management, including outside counsel.

Skills

Construction law

US Bar admission

FAR knowledge

Stakeholder management

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Job description

As Project Counsel – Large Projects, you’ll play a key role in your assigned project(s). Your work will help guide project execution, and strengthen the legal frameworks that support complex, high‑impact infrastructure projects. As a project counsel you will be embedded with the project and are expected to become an integral member of the project team, providing day-to-day counsel on any variety of issues that arise.

Collaborate with us and bring your diverse ideas to navigate the intricacies of corporate law and fostering a culture of compliance.

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide strategic, hands‑on legal counsel across all project phases, ensuring compliance with the relevant contracts and effective risk mitigation.
• Collaborate with commercial teams, project managers, and executive leadership to align legal strategies with business objectives.
• Act as the primary legal resource on assigned projects, interpreting contracts and responding to legal inquiries.
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts and related agreements, including prime contract amendments and change orders, subcontracts, and purchase orders, among other agreements attendant to project execution.
• Engage with external stakeholders—clients, delivery partners, and government agencies—to support project success.
• Identify risks, propose mitigation strategies, and advance resolution of risks working, as the particular risk may require, with outside counsel and consultants.
• Support dispute resolution and claims management with a solutions‑driven approch, including management of out side counsel and consultants.

What We Are Looking For

• Licensed to practice law in the United States, and either already barred in the state of Hawaii or willing to take the Hawaii bar within six months of hire.
• At least five years experience in construction law, with a preference for time split between time working for a firm or the Government and as in‑house counsel at a construction or engineering company. Non‑construction law experience coupled with time working in a non‑legal role (e.g., engineer or project controls) in a construction or engineering company will also be considered.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the legal aspects of construction projects from claims and litigation to subcontracting and compliance.
• Strong understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, with prior experience on DOD/DOW construction projects preferred.
• Comfortable navigating complex stakeholder groups and providing decisive legal guidance.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and people skills, including ability to work across cultures and maintain business/client relationships during all stages of project execution.
• Knowledge of insurance and risk management programs for construction mega projects including Builders’ Risk and Professional Liability
• Able to work independently and under tight deadlines.

Why work for us

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.

Salary Min

USD $170,000.00/Yr.

Salary Max

USD $180,000.00/Yr.