Contracts Counsel

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Clayton, MO USA (8027 Forsyth Ste 800) time type:
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R019737BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients.

Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
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* Job Description:

**** Who You’ll Work With
** You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as a Contracts Counsel, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.
** What You’ll Do
** You'll work individually and in teams to support capital projects and implement solutions for our clients. Together, you will help our clients make critical changes to improve their performance and realize their most important goals.
* Provide legal advice and support on a broad range of contractual, commercial, insurance, and litigation issues
* Review design, engineering, engineer-procure-construct, design-build and construction management contracts, subcontracts, bids, equipment agreements, industry standard documents (AIA, EJCDC, Consensus Docs, DBIA) and owner-drafted contracts
* Lead contract negotiation in coordination with the vice-president & corporate counsel, the executive team, and project leadership teams
* Support implementation of risk-management and mitigation policies and procedures
* Interface with clients, client legal teams, and our internal client development team to support client development and secure work on constructed and integrated project opportunities
* Counsel teams on project selection risks, appropriate project delivery methodology, and adherence to the firm’s commercial, legal, and risk management preferences
* Manage project-related dispute resolution (client discussions, liens, discovery, mediations, arbitrations, litigation, position papers, settlement agreements); coordinate with the executive team, insurers, and outside counsel on dispute resolution strategies
* Manage our builder’s risk program
* Maintain and update the firm’s library of standard contracts, forms, and templates
* Collaborate closely with Design Group and Barry-Wehmiller safety teams to promote a culture of safety and wellness and confirm that safety policies and practices are properly addressed in contracts
* Assist with…