General Counsel

Job Details

• Job Location: VALDOSTA, Georgia
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Minimum Experience: Senior Manager/Supervisor

Our Mission is to Identify, Hire, Train and Retain the very best people! Could that be you?

Join the Ace Electric team for opportunities to work with the best team and build your career with Ace University!

Since our inception in Valdosta, GA in 1975, Ace has been performing quality electrical installations in a full range of markets including retail, education, healthcare, institutional, industrial, commercial, correctional facilities, hospitality, military bases and others. In the past 15 years, locations have been added in Macon, GA, Atlanta, GA, Jackson, TN, Statesboro, GA and Siler City, NC. Ace offers fabrication services, hard bid, design-build, negotiated contracts and fee-based work.

We have the resources, professional staff and project management team to handle almost any type of electrical project. Our history of safety and quality has been established through years of successful projects and satisfied customers. Ace Electric is growing bigger in business each year and has no signs of slowing down!

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Accident and Critical Illness Insurances
• 401k with Match
• Access to Ace University:
  Apprenticeship Program, Leadership Training, Skill Building Classes and much more!

The Senior In‑House Counsel will serve as Ace Electric’s senior legal executive and trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team. This role will own and lead all legal matters across the enterprise, with a heavy emphasis on commercial construction contracts, risk mitigation, and proactive legal strategy. The Senior In‑House Counsel will be deeply embedded in the business—partnering daily with Operations, Pre‑Construction, Project Management, Finance, and Executive Leadership—to fabricate, negotiate, review, and manage construction contracts while reducing risk and supporting profitable growth.

The General Counsel will report to the President of Corporate Support.

• Prior experience supporting construction, electrical contracting, engineering, or other trade‑based organizations strongly preferred.
• Proven experience negotiating and managing complex commercial and construction contracts.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, solution‑oriented legal advice.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Prior in‑house counsel experience within construction, infrastructure, energy, or industrial services.
• Deep understanding of construction contracts, including risk allocation, indemnification, insurance, and bonding.
• Experience managing outside counsel and controlling legal spend.
• Familiarity with OSHA, labor compliance, and safety‑related legal issues.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and operational realities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with non‑legal stakeholders.
• Experience developing contract templates, legal processes, and compliance programs.
• High level of discretion, integrity, and professionalism.

References, Background Check, Drug Screen Testing, Valid Driver’s License.

• Protect the Company from contractual, financial, regulatory, and reputational risk.
• Enable Growth by supporting faster, smarter contracting and deal execution.
• Standardize & Strengthen Contracts across owners, GCs, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Reduce Outside Counsel Spend through strong in‑house expertise.
• Serve as a Strategic Partner to the executive team, not a gatekeeper.

Construction Contract Fabrication, Review & Negotiation (Primary Emphasis)

• Draft, review, and negotiate:
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