Senior Counsel

Stacy Witbeck is seeking Senior Counsel with strong public works experience. Those with the desire and experience to work on projects that are deeply impactful to the nation's infrastructure will be satisfied and appreciated here. We are a 100% employee-owned company that offers significant contributions to long-term wealth development strategies, an excellent culture based on a team driven business style, and fascinating technical projects. **This position does not require you to bill hours.**

Our ideal candidate will have a background in Heavy Civil Construction representing the General Contractor. Typical projects encompass large and mega transportation infrastructure projects from $250 million to $1 billion in project value.  

WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER: 

• Award-winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee-owned company with a competitive ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan).
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums.
• Tax advantaged HSA and FSA plans.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your yearly salary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: 

• Review and negotiate construction contracts.

• Provide practical and solutions-oriented advice.
• Exercise independent judgment and execute work product effectively.
• Communicate directly and professionally.
• Manage litigation and claims should the need arise.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school.
• 7-10 years of construction law experience.
• Strong communication skills.

• Microsoft Office Suite and PDF programs, with strong competency using tracked changes and redlines.

• Occasional travel may be required.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience representing heavy civil contractors.
• Public works experience.
• Alternative delivery experience including CM/GC, design-build, and progressive design-build.
• Responsive and adaptive work style.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.  The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

NOTE:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

**Notice to recruiting agencies: Any resumes submitted to Stacy and Witbeck Inc. (SWI) will be considered the sole property of Stacy and Witbeck. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, SWI will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, SWI explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers or other employees, is deemed to be the property of Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.

Salary : $180 - $220