Legal Counsel

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the worlds biggest challenges in the areas of water energy and urbanization.

GHDs Americas business has an opportunity for an Inhouse Counsel position (United States) operating out of GHDs Philadelphia (King of Prussia) Pennsylvania Phoenix Arizona or Houston Texas offices (Hybrid). The successful applicant will join a dynamic and collaborative 20 person Americas Legal Risk & Compliance Team and provide support to an entrepreneurial 3500 person strong Americas business.

As part of the Legal Risk & Compliance Team in the role of Counsel US the successful candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

• Advising GHDs US professional engineering consulting business regarding all manner of risk allocation and risk management matters:
• Analyze and negotiate a wide range of contracts including professional service contracts master service agreements confidentiality and teaming agreements with clients subconsultants and vendors identify areas of concern and negotiating favorable outcomes.
• Undertaking strategic contract review and negotiation in relation to GHDs growing complex project portfolio in the publicprivate partnerships designbuild and alternative project delivery space;
• Managing and derisking real time project disputes and professional liability claims matters;
• Advising in relation to corporate governance compliance and transactional matters; and
• Advising in relation to compliance matters germane to professional services firms (e.g. professional licensing privacy data security integrity and anticorruption matters Federal Contracting etc..
• Other relevant matters as assigned.

The successful candidate will possess the following desired qualifications experience skills and attributes:

• Law degree from an accredited law school and qualified and licensed to practice law in the United States;
• A minimum of 3 years of experience gained in a law firm providing legal advice to architects and engineers or an A/E firm legal department;
• Direct experience in commercial transactional matters with a focus on design professionals;
• Superior drafting analytical organization time management and task prioritization skills;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and efficiently with members of GHDs Americas Legal Risk & Compliance Team internal clients and clients in house and external counsel;
• Demonstrated problemsolving negotiation drafting and conflict resolution skills;
• Selfstarter creative a team player good judgment and possess the ability to work with limited direction;
• Highly responsive and serviceoriented attitude.

As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race creed religion national origin citizenship color sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability marital status or veteran status.

ABOUT US

Why GHD

Being the best we can be is in our culture.

We are a cohesive group of connected smart innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employeeowned company everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas removing barriers where we can. Finally we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Who we are

We are committed to solving the worlds biggest challenges in the areas of water energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering construction and architectural expertise.

Established in 1928 we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10000 diverse and skilled individuals yet we are proudly One GHD across more than 200 offices spanning five continents Asia Australia Europe North and South America and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

Locations:

11451 Katy Freeway Suite 400 HOUSTON TX 77079

3200 E Camelback Rd Suite 210 Phoenix AZ 85018

550 E. Swedesford Road Suite 140 Wayne PA 19087

#LIRM1