Project Counsel

7-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

# Project Counsel

## Job Category: Legal & Comp
## Requisition Number: PROJE004856

### Job Overview
Project Counsel will be responsible for providing legal advice and support to project management teams, drafting project correspondence, supporting the project management team in creating awareness, providing training on key project contracts, and managing disputes and claims.

### Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate required.
* 7 to 10 years of law firm or in-house experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in contracts and negotiation.
* At least 5 years of construction experience required, preferably in-house.
* Admitted to the Bar (license to practice law) required, preferably in Maryland.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
* Team player with strong communication skills, reporting skills, analytical skills, negotiating skills and organizational capabilities.
* Familiarity with contract documents and contract law.

### Preferred Qualifications
* In-house counsel experience.
* Admitted to the Maryland Bar.

### Responsibilities
* Gain a deep understanding of the key project contracts (prime contract, major subcontracts, and purchase orders).
* Provide advice to project management team on the contractual impact of proposed actions.
* Provide training to the project management team on the key project contracts.
* Draft project correspondence to be sent to the Owner/Concessionaire, key subcontractors and critical third parties.
* Support the project management team in creating the necessary awareness in all key personnel at the Project.
* Disseminate good practices with regards to internal communications (internal memos, e-mails between team members).
* Advice in the identification and preparation of claims in close coordination with project management team.
* Management of disputes and claims.
* Coordinate with partners’ in-house and Project outside counsel.
* Review, as requested by the project team, solicitations (RFQs, RFPs) to be issued to vendors (subcontractors, suppliers, etc.).
* Review, draft, and negotiate construction-related contracts (design/build agreements, subcontracts, joint venture agreements, etc.) according to company policies.
* Review any adjustments made to contracts and ensuring that the specifications comply with agreements made.
* Open and transparent communications with and functional reporting to company’s General Counsel/Senior Vice President and willingness to take direction.
* Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

### Salary
Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

### Equal Opportunity
Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Negotiating Skills, Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Outlook, Reporting Skills, Analytical Skills, Organizational Capabilities

Bachelor's Degree, Juris Doctorate

disseminate good practices with regards to internal communications (internal memos, e-mails between team members)

Qualification and Experience Bachelor's Degree, Juris Doctorate

Legal