What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant General Counsel position at Brightline Jobs?
Company:
At Brightline, we believe in creating meaningful connections through exceptional experiences. We’re creating a brighter way to get there by making travel more convenient, more sustainable, and more hospitable every day. If you’re optimistic, forward-thinking, and interested in shaping the future of travel with us, we’d love to hear from you.
If you have the courage to lead, build strong relationships with people across different perspectives, and are driven to make things happen for your teammates, this is the perfect opportunity!
Your Purpose:
Reporting to Brightline’s General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer, as the Assistant General Counsel you will serve as a member of an in-house team of legal advisors to the operating and development departments, including representing Brightline in connection with all new and existing construction, maintenance and joint facility agreements and providing day to day legal advice to these departments. In this role your work will ensure that our Florida expansion efforts progress successfully. You will also be a key player in ensuring our maintenance and joint facilities agreements enable ideal operating conditions to support our growing business.
Your Role:
- Contract Negotiation & Management: Draft, negotiate and manage complex construction, maintenance and joint facility agreements in support of Brightline’s operations and the expansion and maintenance of Brightline facilities. Brightline shares its rail corridor with Florida East Coast Railway and the SFRTA. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating joint facilities agreements, construction and maintenance agreements, and amendments to existing agreements Support the Operating Department with the negotiation of schedules, maintenance activities, and capital planning.
- Contract Counseling and Enforcement: Provide contract interpretation and advice to our business teams in administering and enforcing construction, maintenance and joint facilities agreements. Interface with senior management of all departments and other railroads to ensure agreement compliance, internally and externally, and provide agreement interpretation. Manage contract enforcement actions as needed.
- Partnership & Collaboration: Act as the primary legal advisor for the development team in interpreting and enforcing maintenance, construction and development agreements and for the operations team in interpreting and enforcing joint facilities agreements. As part of the Brightline in-house legal team, support internal projects, trainings, and processes, and drive cross-functional efforts.
Your Qualifications:
- 7-10 years’ of commercial legal experience, with a strong preference for construction and/or rail experience.
- Bar admission (Florida preferred).
- Possess a strong understanding of contracts, contract management, negotiation and a keen eye for details.
- Knowledge of FRA regulatory requirements a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplined management team.
- Excellent analytical capabilities as well as written and oral presentation and communication skills.
- Business focused – a commercial lawyer who aims to understand the business and possesses an understanding of how legal terms translate to business impact to support overall company initiatives and goals.
- Impeccable integrity and a strong personal work ethic
- The ability to prioritize and coordinate multiple assignments and tasks across multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment.
- Bachelor’s degree and J.D. required.
Combine your experience, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit by joining our growing team in Florida. Brightline is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and the opportunity to make a difference while making history as the only privately funded rapid rail service in the country.
Brightline Management, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Brightline Management, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential.
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