Senior Counsel - Supply Chain

TL;DR

Senior Counsel - Supply Chain: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex procurement, IT, consultancy, and construction-related contracts with an accent on EPC and Design-Build models, risk mitigation, and compliance with applicable laws. Focus on supporting global operations, resolving disputes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including project managers, engineers, and procurement departments.

Location: Overland Park, KS, US. Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days based upon manager discretion, job performance, and work assignments. Relocation eligible: No. Visa Sponsorship Available: No.

Company

Employee-owned engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction firm with over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate procurement, IT, consultancy, leasing, services, and construction-related agreements including purchase orders, NDAs, SaaS, EULAs, IP licensing, subcontracts, and flowdown processes.
• Provide legal advice on project delivery methods like design-build and CM at risk, risk mitigation, insurance, financial security, and compliance.
• Advise business teams on risk mitigation, dispute strategies, and change management in services or construction projects.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, procurement, finance, tax, treasury, and insurance experts on legal concerns for ongoing and upcoming projects.
• Assist in dispute resolution including claims preparation, arbitration, and litigation support; monitor compliance with laws, safety standards, labor, and environmental regulations.
• Maintain contract templates, conduct legal research, stay current on industry trends, and provide training on construction contracts, IP, lien law, indemnity, and change orders.

Requirements

• Law degree (J.D. preferred) and licensed to practice law in at least 1 jurisdiction; admitted to practice in Kansas preferred.
• Typically 3+ years of experience; 5+ years preferred in transactional and construction law, focusing on EPC and Design-Build subcontracts.
• Strong understanding of procurement and construction industry standards, regulations, project management, dispute resolution (litigation, mediation, arbitration), insurance, bonding, and financial security.
• Excellent legal research, writing, communication skills; ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize, collaborate, and provide practical solutions.
• All applicants must complete pre-employment onboarding including background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search.

Nice to have

• Experience working in-house for a construction or engineering company in power, oil/gas, energy, and/or data center markets.
• Working knowledge of technologies like simple/combined cycle power, solar, distributed infrastructure, FLNG, data center development, and financing models.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation, 401K match, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), disability, wellness program starting day one.
• Flexible work schedules, paid vacation, holiday, sick time, dependent sick time.
• Additional perks: adoption/tuition reimbursement, vendor discounts, referral program, AD&D insurance, pre-tax accounts, voluntary legal plan, B&V Credit Union, performance-based bonus.
• 100% ESOP-owned; share in financial rewards through stock ownership.
• Inclusive environment valuing diverse voices; EEO compliant.