Project Counsel

Job

Benefits Offering

Rail Works is committed to helping our employees live better lives. We offer comprehensive benefits packages to eligible employees, including competitive pay, medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with company match, and additional performance incentives.

Compensation

$165,000 - $200,000 / per year

Position Summary

The Project Counsel ("Counsel") reports directly to the Associate General Counsel for L.K. Comstock & Company ("LKC" or "Company"), with a dotted reporting line to the Vice President of Operations for LKC. The Counsel will be dedicated to a newly awarded mega project, working on site at the project office within the five boroughs. The Counsel will work with the project management team and the NY Transit division, and will provide legal direction, guidance and assistance to the project.

 The Counsel will be expected to become familiar with project contracts and documents, as well as the NY Transit division of Rail Works Corporation.  This individual must have the stature and maturity to represent LKC both internally and externally. 

The Counsel's overall responsibilities will focus on three areas: 

* Contracts:
The Counsel will have primary day-to-day responsibility for reviewing, analyzing and executing on commercial commitments from the commencement of the project through completion, providing guidance and support to operations management, defining opportunities for process improvement, and conducting on-going contract training as necessary. The Counsel is expected to gain a deep familiarity with key contract requirements and ensuring compliance, including: (i) notice procedures and deadlines in the agreements;

(ii) contractual risk allocation; (iii) invoicing and payment provisions; (iv) contractual remedies and preconditions to obtaining relief; and (v) dispute escalation and resolution sequences and procedures.

* Claims Management:
The Counsel will be actively involved in change orders, claims, disputes, arbitration and litigation. The Counsel will be responsible for drafting change orders and claims in collaboration with the project team; ensuring timely notice of changes and claims; ensuring that the Company does not waive any rights; drafting key correspondence to subcontractors and suppliers; and managing claims and disputes.

* Compliance:
Working with other members of management and compliance, will be expected to assist in ensuring that LKC meet or exceed all federal, state, and local laws and regulatory requirements. Will assist LKC's Associate General Counsel in ensuring compliance with Company policies.   

The activities of the Counsel are expected to be "outcome oriented" providing high quality, value-added legal services and advice relating to contracts, contract disputes and litigation, and related compliance matters.

Primary/Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Contracts  

* Structures, drafts, and negotiates complex construction contracts and subcontracts, procurement and vendor contracts, professional services agreements, memoranda of understanding, and leases, etc. 

Claims Management

* Manages contract disputes and related contract issues.

* Reviews and interprets all contracts related to the project and provides legal advice including administration of commercial and government contracts in accordance with Company policies and legal requirements.

* Drafts project correspondence to be sent to the Owner, subcontractors, vendors, and other third parties.

* Advises in the identification and preparation of claims in close coordination with project management team and Associate General Counsel.

* Coordination with in house counsel, outside counsel and claims consultants, as necessary.

Compliance 

* Assists the Associate General Counsel in the administration of the compliance requirements for the project. 

* Reviews and interprets the requirements of governmental agencies, laws, statutes, rules, regulations, and court decisions. 

Required

Skills and Qualifications

* Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctor from an accredited law school 

* Admission to the New York Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law 

* Team player with strong communication skills, reporting…