Senior In-House Construction Contracts Counsel

ARCO a Family of Construction Companies; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies, is seeking a service-minded transactional attorney to join its in-house legal team. The role focuses on construction and commercial agreements, with collaboration across the United States to implement enterprise-wide approaches to contract risk and to align with business objectives.

You will review, draft, and negotiate, manage contract documentation, and provide training on legal issues to non-legal business operators.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with 5+ years of transactional construction practice.
• Experience managing a high volume of contract review, drafting, and negotiation.
• Experience leading negotiations of construction contracts with sophisticated counterparties.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues and risks.
• Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; collaborative mindset.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage construction and commercial agreements.
• Collaborate with the legal team across the United States to implement enterprise-wide approaches to managing contract risks.
• Collaborate with project managers and leaders to understand business objectives when negotiating agreements.
• Maintain and coordinate all documentation related to construction contracts and day-to-day issues arising from construction project operations.
• Prepare and present training to non-legal business operators on legal issues in the construction industry.
• Assess and mitigate ARCO’s risk.
• Maintain and grow relationships with vendors and title companies.
• Assist Operations and Leadership in problem-solving and risk management.
• Manage communications and deliverables in a deadline-driven environment.
• Work with paralegal support as needed.

Skills

Construction contract drafting

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder relationships

Analytical thinking

Written and verbal communication

Collaboration

Project management

Job description

ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies, is seeking a service-minded transactional attorney to join its in-house legal team. The role focuses on construction and commercial agreements, with collaboration across the United States to implement enterprise-wide approaches to contract risk and to align with business objectives.

You will review, draft, and negotiate, manage contract documentation, and provide training on legal issues to non-legal business operators.