Provide specialized construction legal support and counsel to MasTec, Inc. (a $17B Fortune 500 infrastructure construction company) and its subsidiaries within MasTec's Communications segment.
Responsibilities
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and admission to a State Bar.
- 5 to 10+ years of experience advising clients regarding complex construction law matters.
- Ability to be the primary point of contact for clients on transactional and litigation matters.
- Experience with EPC, designer/engineering contracts, and joint venture agreements is preferred.
- Ability to draft and negotiate construction contracts without supervision.
- Team player with a positive attitude who enjoys collaborating and treats people well.
- Self-motivated, innovative, and displays intellectual curiosity.
- Very detail oriented and analytical.
- Ability to manage a large, fast-paced, and dynamic workload with little to no supervision.
- Strong client-service mentality and excellent work ethic.
- Capable of acting as a solutions-oriented business partner, assisting the business in achieving its goals and objectives, and advising the business teams on options for mitigating risk.
- Advanced decision making, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all MasTec teams.
- Willingness to travel when needed.
- Ability to manage others as needed.
Qualifications
- Provide efficient and solution-oriented legal advice and counsel to business units within MasTec's Communications segment regarding contracts, disputes, and other issues.
- Review and negotiate customer/owner contracts with various public and private entities involving wireline, wireless, and professional services in the communications industry.
- Review and negotiate procurement and subcontractor agreements.
- Advise executives and operations teams on risk evaluation and mitigation with regards to contracts.
- Change order/claims preparation, supervision, and/or management as needed.
- Resolve day-to-day disputes on projects and manage litigation/arbitration matters as needed.
- Conduct training for business and legal teams on construction law matters.
- Develop and/or modify contract templates, training materials, and contract negotiation resources for use by business and legal teams.
- Manage outside counsel on transactional and litigation matters.
- Additional tasks as assigned.
- Prefer candidates located in Miami-Dade/Broward.
- Hybrid work
