Commercial Attorney

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of contracts, including MSA’s, EPC agreements, LSTK contracts, fabrication agreements, master service agreements, subcontracts, NDAs, licensing agreements, change orders, and claims correspondence.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, schedule, liability, indemnity, warranty, insurance, and payment risks.
• Support bid-stage contract review for proposals.
• Develop practical fallback positions and risk mitigation strategies aligned with project realities.
• Aid in structuring flow-downs between owner contracts and subcontracts/vendor packages.
• Advise project teams during execution on contractual rights, notices, claims preservation, delay exposure, scope disputes, and change management.
• Assist operations and commercial teams in dispute de-escalation.
• Review and support the negotiation of settlements, amendments, and commercial resolutions.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholder departments: Estimating, Procurement, Operations, Insurance/Risk Management, and Executive Leadership.
• Support international commercial matters, particularly in the Middle East or cross-border counterparties.
• Assist with compliance, corporate governance, licensing, and regulatory matters as needed.

Legal Operations Support

• Maintain and improve contract templates.
• Coordinate with outside counsel where specialized support is required.

Education and Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing in Texas.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience practicing commercial law, preferably with experience in Industrial EPC, construction, manufacturing/fabrication, or large industrial projects.
• Strong background in reviewing and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven project environment.
• Proficient in legal research and document drafting.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PPT).

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
• Ability to reach with hands or arms, stand, walk, use hands or fingers, grip, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl and perform repetitive motions.
• Ability to sit at a desk and operate a computer for extended periods of time.
• The ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. on a regular basis is required and at times lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required.