Job Summary

Main Responsibilities

• Negotiating, drafting, and reviewing heavy highway construction contracts, both public (AKDOT and federal) and private, purchase orders and material sales and supply agreements
• Manage and negotiate construction claims; general construction contract management.
• Experience with alternative project delivery methods, including design-build, progressive design-build, CMGC; preparation and negotiation of teaming agreements, joint venture agreements, design services agreements.
• Drafting aggregate extraction/supply agreements, throughput agreements, and various other commercial and transactional agreements.
• Oversee/manage legal matters as needed related to company’s real property assets including leasing, mineral rights agreements, operational and environmental compliance, land use and permitting issues.
• Providing accurate and timely legal and business advice and assistance to multiple operating infrastructure companies located primarily in Alaska pertaining to their day-to-day operations.
• Understanding the key business issues that drive legal issues and providing accurate and timely counsel to business executives on a variety of business and legal topics (i.e., construction defects liens, change orders, project bidding bonds, employment matters, acquisitions, environmental issues, regulatory issues, and general legal advice).
• Overseeing litigation and managing outside counsel.
• Provide training and presentations on various construction related topics to operations.
• Researching and evaluating legal risk factors for construction business decisions and operations.
• Applying effective risk management techniques and offering proactive advice on various legal issues.
• Coordinating with outside counsel on certain non-litigated matters.
• Maintaining current knowledge of changes in legislation and regulations affecting our industry, particularly in the State of Alaska and at the federal level.

Education

• Must have a J.D. from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in Alaska.
• Must have between 5 to 12 years of experience as either an in-house attorney with an infrastructure/construction company or as an attorney with a well-respected law firm handling legal work in the construction industry.

Skills

• Must maintain the highest degree of ethics, integrity, and transparency.
• Looking for an outgoing individual able to communicate with all levels of employees easily and effectively, from executive to operators (provide common sense, business, and legal advice).
• Must have the ability to explain complex legal and business issues in an understandable manner.
• Must possess strong drafting, organizational, and analytical skills.
• High degree of client service orientation and ability to respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent, complex situations.
• Strong team player and collaborator that works to meet organizational goals; must have ability to multitask and work independently and as a member of a team. Be a strategic business partner.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time primarily throughout Alaska with some occasional travel to NJ.
• Hybrid work environment considered in winter months (mostly 4 days in Colaska’s Anchorage, Alaska office, 1 day remote).
• Salary range commensurate with experience.
• Generous benefits including medical, dental and vision, life insurance, vacation, 401k, etc.
• Cell phone and all annual legal licenses and continuing legal education paid by the Company.

Physical Requirements

• Able to travel up to 25% of the time.