CORPORATE COUNSEL, MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS & ENTERPRISE RISK Verdantas is seeking an energetic and diligent Corporate Counsel, Mergers, Acquisitions & Enterprise Risk to join our corporate legal team and support a growing consulting firm focused on environmental, energy, water, and engineering services. This position will serve as a strategic legal and business partner supporting mergers and acquisitions, acquisition integrations, enterprise risk management, complex claims and disputes, and corporate development initiatives. The position is eligible for remote or in-office work. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Lead with empathy, strong communication, and a people-focused approach to achieve successful results across the enterprise. • Support and shape the company's people-focused culture by promoting inclusivity, diversity, collaboration, and teamwork. • Support mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions from due diligence through closing, including coordinating cross-functional diligence, identifying legal and business risks, and assisting with transaction execution and post-closing obligations. • Lead and coordinate post-acquisition integration efforts in partnership with Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and other business leaders, including tracking milestones, risks, dependencies, and key action items. • Partner with the Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer to develop and administer the company's Enterprise Risk Management program, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, monitoring, and executive and Board reporting support. • Support private equity, lender, and advisor due diligence associated with recapitalizations, financing transactions, and other corporate initiatives, including coordinating diligence requests and transaction materials. • Support the management of significant professional liability, commercial, contractual, employment, and other complex claims and disputes, including internal fact gathering, documentation, insurance coordination, outside counsel management, and resolution strategy. • Identify trends and lessons learned from claims, transactions, and enterprise risks and help develop practical mitigation measures, policies, and business processes. • Review and support negotiation of complex, high-risk, or escalated contracts as needed, in coordination with the Corporate Counsel responsible for contract operations and oversight. • Provide legal and risk guidance on strategic corporate initiatives, significant client matters, organizational changes, and cross-functional projects. • Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients, including Project Managers, senior company leaders, and other stakeholders, as well as external counsel, insurers, advisors, and transaction partners. • Collaborate across the legal team and provide support outside assigned primary areas when business needs require. • Travel for meetings tied to transactions, trainings, or other business needs on an as-needed basis QUALIFICATIONS: • Graduate from an accredited law school and currently admitted to practice in one or more U.S. states. • Between 8 and 10 years of experience practicing law, preferably with experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, integration, enterprise risk management, complex claims, or commercial matters. • Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional projects and working with executive leadership, outside counsel, insurers, and other external advisors. • Ability to prioritize multiple assignments involving a wide variety of technical and business disciplines under tight deadlines for internal stakeholders. • Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to effectively interact at all levels within the organization and with external parties. • Experience working in engineering, environmental consulting, construction, professional services, or a private equity-backed organization is preferred. CRITICAL SKILLS: • Ability to handle highly confidential, privileged, and commercially sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment. • Ability to clearly and concisely communicate in written and verbal formats. • Sound legal judgment, business acumen, and a practical, solutions-oriented approach. • Strong project management, organization, and cross-functional coordination skills. • Ability to assess and communicate complex legal, transaction, claims, and enterprise risks. • Teamwork and collaboration. • Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines. Salary Range: minimum salary is 160k Benefits: • Flexible Work Environment • Paid Parental Leave • Medical • Dental • Vision • Life and AD&D Insurance • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability • 401(k) with Company Match • Paid Time Off + Holidays