Associate General Counsel, Nevada & Texas

Associate General Counsel, Nevada & Texas

Based in Las Vegas, the Associate General Counsel will serve as the pivotal legal contact for Nevada and Texas regional operations, supporting all legal and compliance matters affecting the area. The Associate General Counsel will report directly to Suffolk’s General Counsel. This position works directly and daily with the regional operations team, the leadership and legal teams and all relevant operational and functional staff.

• Provide advice to leadership and operational staff on contracts, claims, litigation, compliance and other legal matters.
• Lead/assist in the negotiation and drafting of complex construction agreements of varying types including owner contracts, subcontracts and vendor agreements, among others.
• Proactively works with project teams to properly administer contracts, identify risk and implement risk mitigation plans while empowering the business to succeed.
• Regular visits to active construction sites.
• Responds to legal inquiries from within the company and issue sound and comprehensive legal advice to all internal clients and stakeholders across the business. Internal clients include operations, human resources, finance, accounting and marketing, among others.
• Manages outside counsel across relevant subject matter, including budgets and strategy.
• Conducts live training to large groups on legal and compliance related topics, including but not limited to complicated construction contracts and compliance issues relevant for publicly and privately funded construction projects.
• Drafts letters relating to contract administration and other issues for project teams to send to subcontractors, clients and other third parties.
• Works closely with senior leadership in Operations and Legal to resolve claims with third parties.
• Regularly (several times monthly) visits project sites in the region to collaborate with project teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the company leadership.
• Approximately 20% travel between Nevada and Texas based on the needs of the Company.

• At least 5 years of front-line experience in the practice of complex construction law in a corporate legal department and/or a full-service law firm in the United States. Must have direct and significant experience managing complex matters in the vertical construction industry at a law firm or in-house.
• Licensing, certification, registrations:
• Requires bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university and a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school. Excellent academic credentials
• Bar Admission in a U.S. state

Necessary Attributes:

• • • Integrity based leadership to the core
    • Leads by example
    • Confident and calm in complex and difficult situations/negotiations
    • Strong work ethic and independent self-starter who is at all times a team player
    • Able to work independently with minimum oversight
    • Able to use independent business and legal judgment
    • Demonstrates close attention to detail with outstanding written work product
    • Able to work effectively as part of a team with a positive and collaborative attitude
    • Reliable, self-motivated and well organized with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
    • Able to navigate ambiguity and make appropriate judgment calls
    • Able to anticipate leadership’s needs and independently identify, initiate and implement necessary actions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stands; walk; and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

Where required by law, pay ranges can be found in Suffolk's job postings. Base Salary for this position is just one component of Suffolk’s total rewards package for employees. Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education and other qualifications. Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefits package as part of its overall total rewards strategy. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly to reflect market trends.