Counsel

As legal counsel, you will be providing Senior Management with advice on strategies and their implementation, legislative compliance, risk management and legal analysis. This role will also largely focus on contract drafting and review, and may also include assistance with compliance issues, partnerships and strategic transactions, employment and labor issues, and litigation.

This position will be the sole attorney position within An Infrastructure Development Consultant but will have access to outside counsel and the other attorneys within the Quanta Services, Inc. organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts directly with customers, subcontractors and vendors
• Assist with the drafting and preparation of proposals
• Provide contract support and advise on contract issues as needed during project execution, including change management
• Assist with claims, litigation and regulatory investigations, including overseeing outside counsel
• Investigate, research, and provide legal advice concerning a broad range of issues and circumstances which arise in the company's day-to-day business
• Structure, draft and review reports and other legal documents
• Review and interpret legislation, rules and regulations ensuring company personnel are aware of and in compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws
• Provide effective risk management advice on legal topics and issues
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable industry legislation
• Leads various legal projects and collaborate on cross-functional initiatives
• Negotiate workable solutions to complex and sensitive legal issues
• Travel to various company locations, legal proceedings, and contract negotiations as may be required
• Perform other job related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctorate granted by an ABA accredited law school in the U.S. or the NCA in Canada
• Minimum of 5 years of legal transactional/commercial experience, including customer contracts
• Preferred minimum of 2 years' experience negotiating contracts in Engineering and Construction industries
• Experience with claims and risk management preferred
• Ability to office at our corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona or Calgary, Alberta
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Analytical and detail oriented
• Functional computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Acrobat Adobe, and internet research tools
• Ability to manage and prioritize work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to be self-directed and exercise independent judgment