Associate General Counsel

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is America's premier, 100% employee-owned commercial construction company. With offices nationwide, we specialize in a wide range of project types that are as diverse and wide-ranging as the communities in which we build. Our innovative teams collaborate with clients and industry partners throughout the project life cycle, starting in the earliest stages of design, throughout construction and beyond project completion. McCarthy’s reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on developing high-performing individuals and teams. We do this through our award-winning training programs, a best-in-class Total Rewards benefits program, and a focus on equipping diverse teams of employee owners through a connected and inclusive culture aligned with our core values of: Genuine . We, Not I . All In. How do McCarthy partners define our culture?

• We Live Our Core Values: We do whatever it takes to deliver on our promises with honesty and integrity.
• We are Employee Owned: We are personally invested in building the things people need in our communities.
• We Feel Like a Family: We value genuine connections and help each other succeed in an inclusive environment.
• We are Builders: We respect the work we do and everyone who helps make it happen safely.

Position Summary McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., (“McCarthy”), is currently searching for an Associate General Counsel to support its Southwest Region. This position will be located our Phoenix, AZ office and will assist and support the Region’s various business units including commercial, education, and healthcare projects.

The Associate General Counsel – Southwest position is primarily responsible for providing legal advice and support for the Region’s portfolio of construction projects, on all aspects of legal issues impacting those projects (with the exception of front-end transactional issues which are led by other attorneys). The Associate General Counsel – Southwest must be a strategic thinker who can provide solutions-oriented legal advice to a variety of business stakeholders while collaborating with other departments and outside attorneys. This position reports up through the Senior Vice President & General Counsel – Southwest, Renewables & Water.

Responsibilities

• Primary points of contact for regional leadership on all day-to-day legal issues, operational matters and claims.
• Focused on big picture strategy and implications of legal issues, proposes solutions and ideas for holistic resolution of repeat legal issues.
• Handles all large and complex matters, claims, litigation, mediation and arbitrations, and resolves issues independently but in partnership with others, while recognizing the global impact to McCarthy.
• Influences change by emphasizing and proposing strategic solutions to mitigate future risk.
• Provides clear practical legal advice and analysis based on applicable law, while considering the practical business implications to the national market and the company.
• Effectively communicates risks on claims and/or contracts and provides options and solutions for operations.
• Takes initiative and ownership of the legal issues for the Region, asking the right questions of the team and collaborating with various team members to ensure timely resolution.
• Anticipates legal matters and proactively engages and supports the broader legal team.
• Conducts detailed and complex trainings independently and/or in coordination with the Associate General Counsels or Vice Presidents Legal.
• Embodies our company and department values when representing the company and its stakeholders, fostering positive relationships internally and externally, and promoting a positive image within the legal and construction communities.
• Upholds the “I

OPERATIONAL SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Provide legal advice in all aspects of construction law (excluding front end transactions), as well as ancillary legal areas applicable to the Region, such as disputes related to contracts, delays, payments, construction defects, personal injuries, litigation, and insurance matters, among others.
• Assist the Region in disputes involving owners, designers, subcontractors and consultants.
• Provide strategic and targeted training on discrete legal issues.
• Manage all aspects of litigation and dispute resolution – manage outside counsel throughout the pre-litigation and litigation process, as well as document requests, discovery responses, witness preparation, review and edit motions, briefs and memoranda from outside counsel in conjunction with internal paralegal support.
• Prepare for and lead settlement negotiations and mediations.
• Primary point of contact for outside counsel on all matters.
• Maintain the Legal Status log, responsible for identifying, managing, tracking claims and potential claims for the Region and working collaboratively with Risk, Safety, Finance, Quality, Compliance, and Operations toward resolving issues and disputes.
• Take the lead on meeting with the VP Operations to facilitate alignment on strategy and provide updates on relevant matters.
• Manage subcontractor defaults; work with project teams to ensure that McCarthy’s interests are properly protected by subcontractors’ bonding companies; assist in managing litigation arising out of any breach of payment or performance bonds.
• Serve as lead attorney for all builder’s risk, general liability, and practice policy insurance issues both pre-litigation and litigation mode.
• Assist project teams in understanding basic insurance coverage for construction defects, builder’s risk, practice policy, auto, worker’s compensation and property damage claims while partnering with the Risk Management Department.
• Serve as the primary attorney for all communications with various national, state, and local regulatory agencies, such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Storm Water Regulatory Agencies, Air Quality Management Districts and Environmental Regulatory Agencies.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in Arizona
• Minimum of 8 years of experience as an attorney
• Minimum of 5 years of litigation and claims management experience
• Experience with construction law and design and construction agreements; familiarity with design and construction of commercial, education and/or healthcare projects is a plus
• Experience with insurance and insurance claims as applicable to the construction industry.
• Ability to communicate with other members of the legal department articulately, concisely, and with well-reasoned opinions
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-attorney McCarthy team members in a concise, yet thorough, manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and diplomatic skills
• Honed business acumen and self awareness
• Functions as a true business partner providing strategic legal advice.

McCarthy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status. NOTICE TO EXTERNAL SEARCH FIRMS: McCarthy’s Talent Acquisition Team is the only authorized representative permitted to engage with external search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting partners. McCarthy maintains an Approved Agency List for recruiting partners, which is reviewed and updated annually. McCarthy will only consider submissions from agencies with a signed fee agreement in place for the current year. McCarthy does not accept unsolicited resumes, candidate submissions, or referrals from agencies that do not meet these requirements. If a candidate is submitted without an active agreement, McCarthy will have no obligation to pay any fees and reserves the right to contact, engage, interview, or hire such candidate(s) without any financial or other responsibility to the submitting agency. Unsolicited resumes, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, will be considered the property of McCarthy.