Sr. Legal Counsel

Overview

Gilbane Building Company is seeking an experienced in-house construction attorney to serve as Senior Legal Counsel supporting the Midwest–West Division (Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana) and Next 150 Construction Services, LLC, a wholly owned self‑perform site services subsidiary of Gilbane, which provides comprehensive construction site services including temporary utilities, equipment, logistics, safety services, and related operational support. This role is responsible for end‑to‑end legal support on construction projects and divisional operations including commercial contracting, claims and dispute avoidance and resolution, risk management, training, compliance and cross‑functional counseling.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, business‑minded construction lawyer with the ability to work in a fast‑paced, field‑driven environment, to balance risk with practical solutions, and to influence outcomes across field operations, project management, estimating, preconstruction, procurement, safety, finance, and executive leadership.

This position will be an integral part of the Legal Department that supports Gilbane Building Company and its subsidiaries. The attorney in this position will report to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel.

Possible locations for this position are Gilbane’s Chicago, Milwaukee, or Indianapolis office.

As a Top‑10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family‑owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on‑time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

You are someone who acts inclusively, shows empathy and treats others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence.

A self‑starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value‑add solutions.

Your core values match Gilbane’s:
Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Tough mindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.

Gilbane offers employees multi‑dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award‑winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader.

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide hands‑on advice in the following practice areas for the Company, among others:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements: owner/CM agreements (CMAR/CM‑at‑Risk, CM as Agent, GMP, Design‑Build), design consultant agreements, subcontracts, purchase orders, equipment rental/lease agreements, master supply agreements, NDAs, teaming and JV agreements, and professional services agreements.
• Draft and negotiate self‑perform trade agreements, including equipment rental/ownership, demolition, selective interior…