Assistant General Counsel, South Florida & Virgin Islands

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Suffolk – America’s Contractor – is a national company with more than $8 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors.

Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR’s list of “Top CM-at-Risk Contractors.” For more information, visit

Benefits include competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits, dental, and for physical therapy and primary care, generous paid time off, 401k plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources, company paid and voluntary life insurance, tax deferred savings accounts, 10 backup daycare days each year, short- and long-term disability, commuter benefits and more.

Suffolk is seeking people who are bold, curious, innovative, caring. Looking for the career opportunity of a lifetime.

Based in South Florida, the Associate General Counsel will serve as a pivotal legal contact for Florida and USVI regional operations, supporting all legal and compliance matters affecting the area. The Associate General Counsel will report directly to Suffolk’s Regional General Counsel. This position works directly and daily with the USVI operations team, the Southeast leadership and legal teams and all relevant operational and functional staff.

• Provide advice to leadership and operational staff on contracts, claims, litigation, compliance and other legal matters.
• Lead and assist in the negotiation and drafting of complex construction agreements of varying types including owner contracts, subcontracts and vendor agreements.
• Proactively work with project teams to properly administer contracts, identify risk and implement risk mitigation plans while empowering the business to succeed.
• Respond to legal inquiries from within the company and issue sound and comprehensive legal advice to all internal clients and stakeholders across the business.
• Manage outside counsel across relevant subject matter, including budgets and strategy.
• Conduct live training to large groups on legal and compliance related topics.
• Draft letters relating to contract administration and other issues for project teams to send to subcontractors, clients and other third parties.
• Work closely with senior leadership in Operations and Legal to resolve claims with third parties.
• Regularly visit project sites in the region to collaborate with project teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the company leadership.

• At least 5-8 years of experience in the practice of complex construction law in a corporate legal department and/or a full-service law firm.
• Licensing, certification, registrations:
  Requires bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university and a Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Bar Admission in a U.S. state.

• Integrity based leadership to the core.
• Leads by example.
• Confident and calm in complex and difficult situations/negotiations.
• Strong work ethic and independent self-starter…