Associate General Counsel, Construction

Job Description
The purpose of this position is to address legal matters within specific departments and subject matter areas while maintaining close communication with colleagues to ensure an integrated, consistent approach to legal services, enterprise wide. The Associate General Counsel will be primarily responsible for advising the construction team, utilities team, environmental team and others on legal and strategic matters.
Essential Functions
Draft, review and negotiate construction contracts, development agreements, settlement agreements, easements, environmental restrictive covenants, and other commercial documents and contracts as requested by the business.
Assist in resolving pre-litigation disputes with contractors, subcontractors and other PTC business partners, including obtaining lien releases and negotiating settlement agreements when necessary.
Advise construction managers on contractual rights with regard to underperformance by contractors and help to document and manage the supplemental process.
Assist with the creation of a standardized set of policies and procedures surrounding contract lifecycle management, payments, lien releases, supplemental work, approval processes, etc.
Advise stakeholders on appropriate course of action regarding contracts, regulatory requirements, and other situational specific factors.
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local statutory and regulatory requirements.
Supervise paralegals and contract administrators in preparing contracts, correspondence, revisions to documents and policies, and other duties as assigned.
Instruct paralegals and legal assistants in performing project-related tasks.
Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose;
Showing people they matter at every turn.
Ensure all activities are in compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Provide support for our restaurant franchise group and Canadian operations.
Assist in management of third party leased property, including joint ventures, restaurants or other facility revenue generating tenants and employee housing.
Provide support for other areas of the legal department as needed.
Complete other duties as assigned.