Risk Manager (Legal Counsel)
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Full-time
On-site
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
Barnhart Energy Company, a sister company of Barnhart Crane and Rigging, is looking for a Risk Manager (Legal Counsel).
Mission: one-Team, leading from the Front, creating good Works.
Principles:
one-Community
We care deeply, valuing collaboration, wise counsel, and lasting relationships.
full-Commitment
We work with diligence and persistence, delivering upon our promises.
true-Craftsmanship
We value our work, continually striving for first-time excellence with innovative solutions.
high-Character
We exhibit and expect trust, fairness, humility, and integrity.
Risk Manager: This position provides leadership, implementation, and quality assurance of contracting and related commercial risk management support.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
EOE/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Mission: one-Team, leading from the Front, creating good Works.
Principles:
one-Community
We care deeply, valuing collaboration, wise counsel, and lasting relationships.
full-Commitment
We work with diligence and persistence, delivering upon our promises.
true-Craftsmanship
We value our work, continually striving for first-time excellence with innovative solutions.
high-Character
We exhibit and expect trust, fairness, humility, and integrity.
Risk Manager: This position provides leadership, implementation, and quality assurance of contracting and related commercial risk management support.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and refine processes and tools to communicate, reduce, and mitigate commercial risk. Refine & improve tools for contracting and procurement: ( i.e. standard forms, contract risk summary, etc.). Develop an operational understanding of Company Operations, including site visits. ( one -Community)
- Contracting:
- Support contract negotiations and redlines with Sales to ensure that agreements with customers, vendors, and subcontractors comply with company best practices; verify that an accurate contract risk summary is prepared.
- Assist Operations with review and negotiation of change orders, claims, and disputes for active agreements.
- When assigned, in conjunction with Sales & Operations, draft and negotiate agreements with customers, vendors, and subcontractors. ( true -Craftsmanship)
- Coordinate use of outside counsel for large agreements, claims, and litigation. ( full -Commitment)
- Evaluate and negotiate project labor agreements (PLA) - maintain listing of active agreements and past PLAs by jurisdiction. Assist in Company understanding and compliance with various states’ employment law and requirements. ( high -Character)
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- JD; Member of a state bar in good standing
- 3-5+ Years Experience, with some in-house experience preferred
- Construction contracting experience is preferred but not required
- Strong business acumen and ability to quickly grasp business & technical concepts
- Full-time Office position in Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, or Charleston, SC
EOE/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran