AECOM’s Design and Consulting Services-Americas legal department is actively seeking a creative, highly talented attorney to support AECOM’s operations in its East Region.This position will be based in New York City and offers a hybrid work schedule, with three days per week required in the office and the remaining days available for remote work.The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in construction law and legal issues related to contracts for engineering, construction, and other technical services.The responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Guidance on risk management and adherence to company policies</li><li>Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts and other legal documents relating to architecture, engineering, construction, environmental, and other services provided by the company to clients in the public and private sectors, including documents related to teaming arrangements, joint ventures, confidentiality agreements, licenses, purchase and sales agreements, insurance, and other matters</li><li>Experience negotiating and drafting contracts for infrastructure projects procured and delivered through alternative delivery mechanisms, including design-build, progressive design-build P3, and EPC</li><li>Experience advising and providing legal support to AEC teams during procurement and delivery of heavy civil, transit, water, aviation, energy and social infrastructure alternative delivery projects</li><li>Act in an advisory capacity making recommendations that may have an important bearing on the conduct of the organization's business</li><li>Work with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes and potential claims</li><li>Supervise and manage litigation, including professional liability, breach of contract, and personal injury/wrongful death matters, utilizing outside counsel retained by the company to maximize quality and cost-effectiveness</li><li>Manage external counsel and litigation budgets</li><li>Handle subpoenas, document requests, and other litigation related items with limited support staff</li><li>Prepare and review disclosures to public agencies and support corporate secretary functions</li><li>Review and conduct research into legislation, cases and legal precedents and emerging government policies to the extent required to address contract-specific or other matters</li><li>Prepare and review legal memoranda and briefs relating to organizational risks and activities</li><li>Provide staff with guidance on compliance with federal and provincial laws, statutes and regulations</li><li>Provide support to multiple offices, and support other team members within the broader East Region as may be necessary based on experience and/or work loads</li></ul>

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Senior Counsel

AECOM’s&nbsp;Design and Consulting Services-Americas legal department is actively seeking a creative, highly talented attorney to support AECOM’s operations in its East Region.This position will be based in New York City and offers a hybrid work schedule, with three days per week required in the office and the remaining days available for remote work.The appropriately qualified applicant will be able to demonstrate an established career in construction law and legal issues related to contracts for engineering, construction, and other technical services.The responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Guidance on risk management and adherence to company policies</li><li>Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, subcontracts and other legal documents relating to architecture, engineering, construction, environmental, and other services provided by the company to clients in the public and private sectors, including documents related to teaming arrangements, joint ventures, confidentiality agreements, licenses, purchase and sales agreements, insurance, and other matters</li><li>Experience negotiating and drafting contracts for infrastructure projects procured and delivered through alternative delivery mechanisms, including design-build, progressive design-build P3, and EPC</li><li>Experience advising and providing legal support to AEC teams during procurement and delivery of heavy civil, transit, water, aviation, energy and social infrastructure alternative delivery projects</li><li>Act in an advisory capacity making recommendations that may have an important bearing on the conduct of the organization's business</li><li>Work with management and staff to resolve pre-litigation disputes and potential claims</li><li>Supervise and manage litigation, including professional liability, breach of contract, and personal injury/wrongful death matters, utilizing outside counsel retained by the company to maximize quality and cost-effectiveness</li><li>Manage external counsel and litigation budgets</li><li>Handle subpoenas, document requests, and other litigation related items with limited support staff</li><li>Prepare and review disclosures to public agencies and support corporate secretary functions</li><li>Review and conduct research into legislation, cases and legal precedents and emerging government policies to the extent required to address contract-specific or other matters</li><li>Prepare and review legal memoranda and briefs relating to organizational risks and activities</li><li>Provide staff with guidance on compliance with federal and provincial laws, statutes and regulations</li><li>Provide support to multiple offices, and support other team members within the broader East&nbsp;Region as may be necessary based on experience and/or work loads</li></ul>

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