Assistant General Counsel

Assistant General Counsel Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts
Location: San Antonio or Houston Texas
Reports to: General Counsel

Zachry Group is seeking a highly experienced construction attorney to join its corporate legal team as Assistant General Counsel Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts. This role will provide strategic practical and business-focused legal support for Zachrys procurement supply chain subcontracting and EPC-related contracting activities. The successful candidate will be a trusted advisor to procurement supply chain project commercial engineering risk compliance and executive stakeholders with primary responsibility for drafting reviewing negotiating and supporting the administration of complex procurement and construction-related agreements across Zachrys business lines.

The ideal candidate will bring deep experience negotiating procurement subcontract equipment material services logistics and related construction agreements preferably from the perspective of an EPC contractor or a legal team supporting major capital projects. This attorney must be able to balance legal risk commercial objectives operational realities and schedule pressures while helping the company honor its commitments collaborate effectively communicate with openness and transparency and make a positive impact on projects customers suppliers and internal teams.

• Serve as the primary legal partner to Zachrys procurement and supply chain teams on the formation negotiation interpretation and administration of procurement subcontract equipment material services logistics master services nondisclosure and related commercial agreements.
• Draft review negotiate and support execution of contracts that align with project requirements prime contract obligations company risk standards commercial objectives and operational needs.
• Support EPC projects maintenance services turnaround work engineering services and corporate procurement activities across Zachrys business groups.
• Advise procurement supply chain project management engineering finance risk management compliance and executive stakeholders on contract structure risk allocation flow-down obligations supplier performance change management claims avoidance and dispute resolution.
• Assist in developing maintaining and improving contract templates playbooks fallback positions preferred terms and negotiation guidance for procurement and supply chain agreements.
• Provide timely practical and business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment including support for proposal activity project execution supplier negotiations and urgent operational needs.
• Support contract management and change-management processes including review of notices amendments change orders back charges claims supplier disputes and project correspondence.
• Advise on compliance issues affecting procurement and supply chain activities including export controls nuclear-related contracting requirements Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission considerations conflicts of interest and other applicable legal and policy requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with internal clients by communicating clearly listening first maintaining transparency and helping stakeholders solve problems in a manner consistent with Zachrys values and long-term business interests.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives designed to increase consistency efficiency accountability and commercial discipline in procurement and contracting processes.
• Coordinate legal research and analysis on matters affecting Zachrys procurement supply chain EPC construction and commercial activities.
• Complete special projects and perform other related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and strong undergraduate academic credentials.
• Active membership in good standing with the State Bar of Texas or eligibility and willingness to become licensed in Texas promptly.
• Minimum of fifteen years of significant legal experience drafting reviewing and negotiating procurement supply chain construction engineering EPC subcontract equipment material services or major commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex construction industrial energy chemical refining power nuclear infrastructure manufacturing or major capital project matters.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk allocation project execution procurement strategy supplier management prime contract flow-downs change management project controls pricing concepts schedule impacts and claims avoidance.
• Excellent drafting negotiation analytical communication and judgment skills with the ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance.
• Familiarity with Construction Lifecycle Management platforms including but not limited to Ironclad or its equivalent.
• Demonstrated ethical standards of the highest order sound professional judgment and commitment to doing the right thing even in difficult or time-sensitive circumstances.
• Ability to work effectively with procurement supply chain project commercial engineering finance risk compliance and executive stakeholders in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities respond quickly to business needs and perform sophisticated legal work in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
• Position may be based in San Antonio or Houston Texas with regular collaboration across Zachrys enterprise and project locations.

CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS

The successful candidate must embrace and model Zachrys values in both substance and style. This includes honoring commitments by being reliable prepared and accountable; demonstrating the power of we through collaboration and teamwork; practicing openness and transparency through candid respectful and timely communication; and making a positive impact by strengthening relationships improving processes supporting successful project outcomes and leaving matters better than they were found. This attorney must build trust across all levels of the organization while leading with integrity humility respect and a practical understanding of the business.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior in-house legal experience with an EPC contractor construction company engineering company industrial services provider or owner organization involved in major capital projects.
• Experience negotiating from the EPC contractors perspective including subcontractor supplier equipment services logistics fabrication and professional services agreements.
• Experience supporting procurement or supply chain functions including supplier qualification supplier disputes contract templates sourcing strategies commercial negotiations and supplier performance issues.
• Experience with LSTK target cost cost-plus reimbursable unit rate EPC EPCM construction management and hybrid project delivery models.
• Experience with change order strategy claims preservation back charges schedule delay issues liquidated damages warranty obligations indemnity insurance limitation of liability payment protections and dispute resolution provisions.
• Familiarity with nuclear power energy chemicals refining LNG manufacturing or industrial construction sectors.
• Board Certification in Construction Law active participation in the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas or involvement in comparable construction procurement or industry organizations.
• Experience with contractor licensing export controls nuclear-related procurement government-facing compliance issues or regulated-project contracting is beneficial but not required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The employee will be required to communicate effectively in person by telephone by video conference and in writing; use a computer and standard office equipment; review draft and analyze documents for extended periods; and perform work requiring concentration judgment and attention to detail. The position may require occasional lifting carrying or moving of objects in a safe manner.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position will work primarily in a professional office environment in either San Antonio or Houston Texas. The role requires the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced high-accountability business environment manage confidential and time-sensitive matters collaborate across functions and locations and provide responsive legal support to business partners and project teams.

The above description summarizes the fundamental responsibilities of the Assistant General Counsel Procurement and Supply Chain Contracts position. It is not intended to be a complete listing of all responsibilities duties or requirements that may be assigned from time to time.

Zachry Group is dedicated to providing a safe and drug-free work environment and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.