Senior Construction 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

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.