What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant General Counsel Construction Transactions position at Latitude Legal?
Assistant General Counsel Construction Transactions (Onsite, Permanent, In-House)
We’re pleased to be working with a growing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company to add a senior attorney to its legal team. This is a new, high-profile role created to support the company’s expansion. It comes with a team to lead and a real chance to shape how the business manages risk on its biggest projects. They are seeking a highly experienced construction attorney to join its corporate legal team as Assistant General Counsel supporting Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain (“EPC”) contracts. This role will provide strategic, practical, and business-focused legal support for their supply chain, subcontracting, and EPC-related contracting activities. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to procurement, supply chain, project, commercial, engineering, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders, with primary responsibility for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and supporting the administration of complex construction-related agreements across business lines.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience negotiating engineering, construction, procurement, subcontract, equipment, material, services, logistics, and related agreements, preferably from the perspective of an EPC contractor or a legal team supporting major capital projects. This attorney must be able to balance legal risk, commercial objectives, operational realities, and schedule pressures while helping the company honor its commitments, collaborate effectively, communicate with openness and transparency, and make a positive impact on projects, customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities of the Assistant General Counsel Construction Transactions Role
Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, and credentials. Benefits: In addition to pay, a competitive benefits package is also provided, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) and generous leave policies.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally ranked flexible legal staffing company.
Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments
Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.
Permanent Positions
Outstanding legal professionals who are seeking permanent positions choose to work with Latitude because of our deep market knowledge, career advocacy and extensive client base. Our own practice experience and client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Faq
Q: What other legal jobs do you have?
A: If you’re interested in working with Latitude but do not think this particular legal job is the right one for you, we encourage you to explore our other open opportunities or fill out a General Application by visiting us at https://jobs.latitudelegal.com/s/
Q: Should I apply for this specific position if I have previously applied for another Latitude position?
A: Yes, it is better to apply to each Latitude job for which you are qualified and interested so that we immediately know of your interest in that specific role. This also enables you to share additional information about your qualifications or interest specific to each role. If you do not meet all of the qualifications for a position but think you would still be highly effective in the role, it can be helpful to include a brief explanation in your application.
Q: How can I reduce the risk of missing Latitude’s email inviting me to interview for this position?
A: Please safe-list Latitude’s URL domain name (latitudelegal.com) in your spam filter so that an email from one of our recruiters does not get caught in your spam folder. Our recruiters will never contact you by email from a URL other than latitudelegal.com
Q: My current legal team needs help. How can I see some Latitude candidates for my legal team?
A: The fastest way is to submit the very short form on our website contact page. A member of our client services team will be back in touch with you very fast to learn more about your need so we can provide you with on point candidates to consider.
For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.
Latitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
LATTX
16488
We’re pleased to be working with a growing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company to add a senior attorney to its legal team. This is a new, high-profile role created to support the company’s expansion. It comes with a team to lead and a real chance to shape how the business manages risk on its biggest projects. They are seeking a highly experienced construction attorney to join its corporate legal team as Assistant General Counsel supporting Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain (“EPC”) contracts. This role will provide strategic, practical, and business-focused legal support for their supply chain, subcontracting, and EPC-related contracting activities. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to procurement, supply chain, project, commercial, engineering, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders, with primary responsibility for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and supporting the administration of complex construction-related agreements across business lines.
The ideal candidate will bring deep experience negotiating engineering, construction, procurement, subcontract, equipment, material, services, logistics, and related agreements, preferably from the perspective of an EPC contractor or a legal team supporting major capital projects. This attorney must be able to balance legal risk, commercial objectives, operational realities, and schedule pressures while helping the company honor its commitments, collaborate effectively, communicate with openness and transparency, and make a positive impact on projects, customers, suppliers, and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities of the Assistant General Counsel Construction Transactions Role
- Serve as the primary legal partner to team's engineering, procurement and construction groups on the formation, negotiation, interpretation, and administration of related contracts.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and support execution of contracts that align with project requirements, prime contract obligations, company risk standards, commercial objectives, and operational needs.
- Support EPC projects, maintenance services, turnaround work, engineering services, and corporate procurement activities across business groups.
- Advise procurement, supply chain, project management, engineering, finance, risk management, compliance, and executive 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.
- Support contract management and change-management processes, including review of notices, amendments, change orders, back charges, claims, supplier disputes, and project correspondence.
- Advise on compliance issues affecting procurement and supply chain activities, including export controls, nuclear-related contracting requirements, Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission considerations, conflicts of interest, and other applicable legal and policy requirements.
- Build trusted relationships with internal clients by communicating clearly, listening first, maintaining transparency, and helping stakeholders solve problems in a manner consistent with team values and long-term business interests.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives designed to increase consistency, efficiency, accountability, and commercial discipline in contracting processes.
- Coordinate legal research and analysis on matters affecting EPC, construction, and commercial activities.
- Complete special projects and perform other related duties as assigned.
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and strong undergraduate academic credentials.
- Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Texas, or eligibility and willingness to become licensed in Texas promptly.
- Minimum of ten years of significant legal experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating 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, construction contract 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, with the ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance.
- Familiarity with Construction Lifecycle Management platforms including but not limited to Ironclad or its equivalent.
- Demonstrated ethical standards of the highest order, sound professional judgment, and commitment to doing the right thing even in difficult or time-sensitive circumstances.
- Ability to work effectively with project, commercial, engineering, finance, risk, compliance, and executive stakeholders in a collaborative team environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond quickly to business needs, and perform sophisticated legal work in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
- Position may be based in San Antonio or Houston, Texas
Pay is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, and credentials. Benefits: In addition to pay, a competitive benefits package is also provided, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) and generous leave policies.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service flexible legal talent company serving corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide. From Fortune Global 100 companies to start-ups and Global 50 law firms to boutiques, clients turn to us for top-tier attorneys and other legal professionals.
Latitude specializes in providing highly skilled former in-house counsel and Big Law attorneys for flexible contract engagements and permanent positions in dozens of practice areas, including commercial contracting, data privacy, M&A, employment, litigation, and more.
Founded in 2013, Latitude is a Chambers and Partners globally ranked flexible legal staffing company.
Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments
Outstanding attorneys and other legal professionals choose Latitude for contract, consulting, and secondment opportunities because we offer competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, access to work with top-tier clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Our Specialty: Highly Skilled Contract Attorneys. Latitude Attorneys have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client’s corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. Latitude Attorneys serve on a full- or part-time contract basis, and work remotely or on-site at the client office.
Permanent Positions
Outstanding legal professionals who are seeking permanent positions choose to work with Latitude because of our deep market knowledge, career advocacy and extensive client base. Our own practice experience and client relationships enable us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.
Faq
Q: What other legal jobs do you have?
A: If you’re interested in working with Latitude but do not think this particular legal job is the right one for you, we encourage you to explore our other open opportunities or fill out a General Application by visiting us at https://jobs.latitudelegal.com/s/
Q: Should I apply for this specific position if I have previously applied for another Latitude position?
A: Yes, it is better to apply to each Latitude job for which you are qualified and interested so that we immediately know of your interest in that specific role. This also enables you to share additional information about your qualifications or interest specific to each role. If you do not meet all of the qualifications for a position but think you would still be highly effective in the role, it can be helpful to include a brief explanation in your application.
Q: How can I reduce the risk of missing Latitude’s email inviting me to interview for this position?
A: Please safe-list Latitude’s URL domain name (latitudelegal.com) in your spam filter so that an email from one of our recruiters does not get caught in your spam folder. Our recruiters will never contact you by email from a URL other than latitudelegal.com
Q: My current legal team needs help. How can I see some Latitude candidates for my legal team?
A: The fastest way is to submit the very short form on our website contact page. A member of our client services team will be back in touch with you very fast to learn more about your need so we can provide you with on point candidates to consider.
For more information about Latitude, please visit us at https://latitudelegal.com.
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