The Senior Vice President and General Counsel is a key member of the Senior Management Team, responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives across our growing industrial portfolio.  The SVP and General Counsel position is located in the San Francisco Bat Area and manages the legal function, obtains and oversees the work of outside counsel, and serves as Chief Ethics Officer and Corporate Secretary, while providing senior and mid-level management with effective advice on Company legal strategies, risk avoidance, and legal defense.

This critical role ensures compliance with all applicable government regulations and is responsible for the contracting and licensing functions and is directly involved in complex business transactions in determining structure, assisting with strategy and negotiating critical contracts. The SVP and General Counsel manages and leads the company’s legal team and staff, currently consisting of two paralegals and additional contract review support.

The successful candidate will be a generalist capable of providing legal support to all areas of the organization and experience in the heavy industrial or construction industry is highly preferred. It is important that the individual in this role is collaborative with colleagues and is solution-oriented. This position reports to the President and Chief Executive Officer and is expected to work very closely and cooperatively with his/her peers and stakeholders throughout the organization.

• Primary responsibility is to manage the Legal Department and advise the CEO and other executives and managers on all legal concerns
• Manage all legal, compliance and ethics matters for a high-growth industrial services business
• Key legal advisor to, and member of, the Senior Management Team
• Manage the hiring, retention, evaluations and development of staff in the Legal Department
• Provide counsel and advice on legal, compliance and ethics issues affecting the company, including HR/Employment and M&A related matters
• Help ensure compliance with federal/state laws and regulations
• Guide the enterprise to identify, assess and mitigate risks
• Support all departments on their legal needs to achieve their objectives, including contract review and negotiation
• Represent organization in negotiations, potential disputes and other legal actions
• Lead application and renewal of MBE/DBE status for all related business entities
• Develop the business’ legal responses to and ultimately manage litigation regarding government investigations; antitrust defense; commercial contract litigation and employment law matters
• Develop and implement enterprise-wide ethics program package, including standard ethical practices, sales practices, working with competitor practices, and Federal government contracting practices
• Develop and deliver ethics program training across entire enterprise
• Prepare and deliver comprehensive checklist for launching new business entities, including all required actions to prepare for operations
• Protect the company’s assets and intellectual properties
• Direct the development of each of the business’ legal positions in response to any proposed laws and regulations affecting the Company’s business