Senior Legal Counsel

Commercial Construction | Contract Law Focus

Our client, a privately held, high-growth commercial construction company, is seeking a Senior In-House Counsel / General Counsel to serve as the company’s head of legal
.

This role will be the senior legal authority across the business
, working closely with the CEO and executive leadership team. The focus is highly practical and operational — supporting construction contracts, managing risk, and helping the business move faster and smarter.

This is a hands-on role
, not a purely academic or litigation-heavy position.

• Owning all legal matters across the company as the head of legal
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial construction contracts (prime contracts, subcontracts, supplier agreements, MSAs, change orders)
• Partnering with Operations, Pre-Construction, and Project Management during bids, pre-award reviews, and major projects
• Advising leadership on contractual risk, claims, and dispute avoidance
• Helping build and standardize contract language, templates, and processes
• Managing outside counsel as needed, with a focus on reducing reliance over time

• 10+ years of legal experience
  , with meaningful depth in commercial construction law
• Background as:
  In-house counsel at a construction, engineering, or specialty trade company OR A construction-focused attorney at a reputable law firm
• Strong working knowledge of: AIA / Consensus Docs / custom owner contracts & Indemnification, liquidated damages, delay claims, pay-if-paid, insurance & bonding
• Comfortable stepping into a newly created role and building the function
• Practical, business-minded, and solutions-oriented

• Newly established position with true ownership and influence
• Direct partnership with executive leadership
• Opportunity to build the legal function from the ground up
• High visibility and meaningful impact on how the business operates and grows