Corporate Counsel -Legal

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We have an exciting opportunity for a lawyer to join the dynamic legal department of a major engineering, construction, and technical services company. The opportunity is for an individual with 4 to 8 years of post-qualification experience. The candidate(s) should have first rate academic qualifications and practical experience (the latter gained either in-house or in private practice) preferentially in the Infrastructure or Engineering/Construction/Services sector and must be keen to be challenged in a fast-paced, commercial environment.

In return we will give exposure to a wide range of projects across the business and an unparalleled opportunity for developing an in-house career in an excellent working environment and with opportunities to travel and work in other geographies.

Legal Team

Worldwide, the group's legal team consists of around 150+ employees and 15+ of these are based in India. The legal team works closely with our sales and operations colleagues and with management at all levels. This role is supporting People Places & Solutions Line of Business throughout the US region.

We are looking to recruit a qualified lawyer with 4 to 8 years of post-qualification experience to support the P&PS North America legal team and based out of our Gurugram office.

THE ROLE

Jacobs is a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities. The roles on offer are immensely varied and challenging and will give the successful candidate the chance to make a real contribution to an exciting range of legal and commercial work.

Reporting to the US attorney responsible for design for design-build projects within the Building & Infrastructure Americas legal team, the successful candidate will support the P&PS Americas team remotely with the following tasks

Take responsibility for a wide range of construction and services contracts, from bid stage to negotiation and completion, including contracts with clients, joint venture agreements, guarantees, sub-contracts and confidentiality agreements.
Streamlined contracts process (task orders under an existing framework)
Deviations from standard terms
Assist with some contract management
Drafting/reviewing of letters (exclusivity, non-exclusive sub-consultant)

Preferred (but Not Required) International Experience

Experience with state and local public procurement procedures

Experience with design perspectives of design-build programs

Experience with joint ventures and LLCs, including counsel to corresponding boards of directors

Experience with professional liability, general liability, pollution, and builder's risk insurance

Experience with bid protests

Experience with contracts database management

Experience with collecting and analysing KPIs and other contracts data

Here's what you'll need

The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer with significant relevant experience, including specifically with design roles for design-build projects. The successful candidate will have a strong academic record and must have trained with a leading law firm or well-respected in-house team. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to identify risk, good commercial awareness, clear and effective communication style, and the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients' expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it's all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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