Senior Construction & Facilities Contracts Counsel

Epiq Counsel; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Bar dues

Engagement coaching

Job summary

Epiq Counsel seeks a Construction & Facilities Contracts Counsel to handle a high-volume portfolio across construction, maintenance, and capital projects. You'll partner with business stakeholders to move deals quickly while managing risk and ensuring practical, business-friendly terms.

This interim role offers hybrid work in the Austin area with travel as needed. The ideal candidate has a JD and US license, 8+ years in construction-related contracts, and a track record closing deals in

Qualifications

• JD and active U.S. law license in good standing.
• 8+ years of legal experience, with significant experience supporting construction, facilities, engineering, or infrastructure-related projects.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating subcontractor agreements, construction contracts, bids, proposals, scopes of work, change orders, equipment purchases, and related commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate front-end construction, maintenance, engineering, and facilities-related agreements, including subcontractor agreements, scopes of work, proposals, bids, change orders, equipment purchase agreements, and letters of intent (LOIs).
• Analyze contractor proposals to identify scope gaps, pricing assumptions, commercial risks, and operational integration concerns before the business commits.
• Support a broad range of facilities projects, from routine maintenance and renovations to larger capital improvement initiatives.
• Prepare practical, business-focused documentation that gets projects moving while appropriately managing risk.
• Strengthen the contract templates and forms the business works from, and deliver practical training on bringing company-approved terms into bid requests.

Skills

Juris Doctor (JD)

Licensed in US

Construction law

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Contract review

Stakeholder management

Education

JD / Law degree

Job description

Epiq Counsel seeks a Construction & Facilities Contracts Counsel to handle a high-volume portfolio across construction, maintenance, and capital projects. You'll partner with business stakeholders to move deals quickly while managing risk and ensuring practical, business-friendly terms.

This interim role offers hybrid work in the Austin area with travel as needed. The ideal candidate has a JD and US license, 8+ years in construction-related contracts, and a track record closing deals in