Hybrid Principal Counsel – Risk Management

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• Job title: Principal Counsel – Risk Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $141,510 - $226,415 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Principal Counsel overseeing risk management policies at Geosyntec. Leading collaboration with project teams and enhancing risk management awareness and practices.

Responsibilities

• oversee and manage the company’s risk management policies, processes and awareness
• ensuring compliance with risk review process
• work closely with project teams and regional leadership to evaluate project related risks
• develop risk management approaches and approve risky project opportunities
• develop training and other resources to increase awareness around the company on risks and risk management approaches
• evaluate Company’s operations and identify emerging risks
• develop risk management approaches to minimize the Company’s exposure to risks identified
• support the Company’s commercial insurance program
• collaborate with other members of the Legal Department and our operating regions regarding the Company’s risk management program
• provide risk allocation support to project teams when pursuing projects that fit within various risk categories
• work with Chief Legal Officer, the other members of the legal department to offer legal support to the business and manage risk

Requirements

• At least 10 years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house department with making risk based decisions
• contract law experience, including the review, administration and negotiation of contracts; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with the construction, engineering and consulting industry and project related risks and responsibilities.
• Some experience building a team, recruiting, supervising and mentoring others.
• Responsibility for the strategic adoption and implementation of policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with the US Federal procurement requirements and consultant insurance program experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and PowerPoint and working knowledge of Excel.
• Must have the ability to efficiently and effectively manage individual workload including the ability to independently manage conflicting priorities, resolve conflicts cooperatively, and complete tasks in accordance with critical time-driven deadlines.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from colleagues, groups of professionals, senior management, project teams, clients and subcontractors.
• Ability to write correspondence, reports, procedure manuals and presentations conforming to prescribed style and format.

Benefits

• paid holidays
• vacation
• sick
• personal paid time off
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability insurance
• 401(k)
• other benefits to eligible employees