Legal Counsel

The Legal Counsel serves asMiller

Clapperton’sin-house legal advisor, responsible forprovidinglegal guidance, risk assessment, and advisory support across the Company’s project agreements and broader business matters. This role partners closely with executive leadership, Preconstruction, and Project Management to ensure the Company’s legal interests are protected, its project agreement positions are sound, and its operational teams are equipped to act proactively and decisively.

This position is a senior individual contributor role with advisory authority and does not include direct people management responsibilities. The Legal Counsel reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and is expected tooperatewith a high degree of independence, sound judgment, and practical business orientation.

General Legal Advisory & Risk Management

• Serve as the Company’s primary in-house legal resource, providing timely, practical legal guidance across construction and fabrication operations, employment matters, vendor and supplier relationships, and general corporate affairs.
• Identify, assess, and communicate legal risks and exposures to executive leadership, recommending mitigation strategies that balance legal soundness with business objectives.
• Proactivelymonitorchanges in applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards that may affect Company operations or project agreement positions.
• Support executive leadership in making well-informed decisions onhigh-stakes matters by preparing concise legal analyses, summaries, and recommendations.
• Assistin developing and maintaining
  
  Company policies, procedures, and internal standards that reflect sound legal practice and reduce operational risk.

Project Agreement Review, Negotiation & Interpretation

• Serveas the Company’s internal authority on all project agreement matters, including reviewing, analyzing, interpreting, and negotiating subcontract agreements, purchase orders, order confirmations, and sub-subcontractor agreements.
• Establish andmaintainapproved project agreement positions, fallback language, and negotiation standards to ensure consistency and legal soundness across all projects.
• Advise Preconstruction and Project Management teams on project agreement rights, obligations, risk allocations, and the practical implications of key provisions.
• Identify recurring or high-risk project agreement terms and develop systematic strategies to address them in the Company’s favor.
• Ensure that executed project agreements accurately reflect negotiated positions and business intent.

Project Management Support & Contractual Notices

• Partner with Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, and Project Management leadership to interpret project agreement provisions and translate legal obligations into clear, actionable guidance for operational teams.
• Champion a proactive contractual notice culture by educating teams on notice rights and requirements,identifying notice opportunities, and ensuring timely, properly supported notices are issuedin accordance with project agreement terms.
• Draft, review, and approve contractual notice letters (both proactive and reactive), serving as a required compliance checkpoint for content accuracy, project agreement alignment, and legal sufficiency prior to issuance.
• Provide guidance on escalation strategies for disputes, claims, and high-risk contractual situations, including recommended courses of action and supporting documentation requirements.

Outside Counsel Management & Legal Coordination

• Serveas the primary internal liaison for all outside legal counsel relationships, managing the scope, timing, and cost of outside legal engagements.
• Prepare materials, organize key facts, and synthesize outside counsel recommendations for executive review to enable efficient and cost-effective decision-making.
• Proactivelyidentifymatters that can be handled in-house versus those requiring outside expertise, with the explicit goal of reducing outside legalspendover time.
• Maintain organized records of legal matters, correspondence, project agreements, and related documentation.

Process Improvement & Legal Standards Development

• Continuously evaluate and…