Senior Counsel - Procurement & EPC Contracts

Zachry Group; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachry Group seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel to lead procurement and supply chain contracts, supporting complex EPC projects from San Antonio or Houston. You will draft, negotiate, and administer procurement, subcontract, equipment, and logistics agreements, balancing risk with commercial aims.

The role requires 15+ years of relevant experience, strong drafting/negotiation skills, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams across project stages while maintaining regulatory

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Texas or eligibility to become licensed promptly.
• Minimum of fifteen years of significant legal experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating procurement, supply chain, construction, engineering, EPC, subcontract, equipment, material, services, or major commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex construction, industrial, energy, chemical, refining, power, nuclear, infrastructure, manufacturing, or major capital project matters.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk allocation, project execution, procurement strategy, supplier management, prime contract flow-downs, change management, project controls, pricing concepts, schedule impacts, and claims avoidance.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, communication, and judgment skills; ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance.
• Familiarity with Construction Lifecycle Management platforms including Ironclad or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ethical standards and sound professional judgment; ability to work with multiple stakeholders in a collaborative environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform sophisticated legal work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Position based in San Antonio or Houston, with cross-location collaboration across Zachry’s enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to Zachry’s procurement and supply chain teams on formation, negotiation, interpretation, and administration of procurement, subcontract, equipment, material, services, logistics, and related commercial agreements.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and support execution of contracts that align with project requirements, prime contract obligations, risk standards, commercial objectives, and operational needs.
• Support EPC projects, maintenance services, turnaround work, engineering services, and corporate procurement activities across Zachry’s business groups.
• Advise stakeholders on contract structure, risk allocation, flow-down obligations, supplier performance, change management, claims avoidance, and dispute resolution.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and improving contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, preferred terms, and negotiation guidance for procurement and supply chain agreements.
• Provide timely, practical, and business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment, including support for proposal activity, project execution, supplier negotiations, and urgent operational needs.

Skills

Procurement contracts

Contract negotiation

Drafting & review contracts

Risk allocation

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic advising

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Ironclad

Job description

Zachry Group seeks an experienced Assistant General Counsel to lead procurement and supply chain contracts, supporting complex EPC projects from San Antonio or Houston. You will draft, negotiate, and administer procurement, subcontract, equipment, and logistics agreements, balancing risk with commercial aims.

The role requires 15+ years of relevant experience, strong drafting/negotiation skills, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams across project stages while maintaining regulatory