Senior Corporate Counsel

About the role

The Senior Corporate Counsel will take on a hands-on, high-impact role, collaborating with the Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) Legal + Compliance team to build a legal function that delivers real solutions to our operating companies.

Responsibilities

• Provides legal support with a high degree of autonomy, exercises sound independent judgment, and offers pragmatic legal strategies and solutions to appropriately mitigate risk
• Identifies and analyzes legal issues, drafts key documents, and presents clear recommendations
• Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and advises on a broad range of commercial contracts, including construction agreements (prime contracts, subcontracts, design-build contracts, alternative delivery contracts), sales agreements, services agreements, supply/vendor agreements, and transportation agreements
• Advises on construction law including DOT-specific regulatory requirements, risk allocation, indemnification, and other general commercial terms
• Manages dispute resolution and litigation, coordinates with claims personnel and outside counsel, and makes strategic recommendations regarding dispute and litigation strategy
• Develops, implements, and maintains policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks
• Advises on environmental, health, and safety regulatory compliance, including MSHA, OSHA, and environmental permitting requirements applicable to HC+M operations
• Provides legal support to compliance matters, labor and employment matters, real estate transactions and zoning, and additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in Indiana, active and in good standing
• 5+ years of experience in government, law firms, in-house legal, or a combination thereof
• Strong experience in independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, with the ability to apply sound judgment to support effective decision-making and issue resolution
• Construction or manufacturing contract experience strongly preferred, including familiarity with DOT contracts and subcontracts
• Experience with health, safety, and environmental law compliance in a construction, mining, or industrial context a plus
• Experience with construction litigation, labor and employment, and/or real estate transactions and zoning a plus

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing required

Skills and Abilities

• Provides independent legal solutions aligned with business objectives
• Naturally collaborative and willing to mentor and provide guidance to other attorneys, paralegals, and compliance professionals
• Builds trusted partnerships and collaborates effectively across cross-functional teams while contributing to a positive team atmosphere
• Manages and delivers competing priorities in a dynamic, lean environment
• Flexible in-house generalist who can advise on a wide range of legal topics
• Effective negotiator with strong business acumen and an ability to serve as a business advisor
• Possesses effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in legal research and experienced in leveraging legal operations software and AI tools to drive efficiency and quality

About Heritage Construction + Materials

Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) is part of The Heritage Group, a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Indianapolis. HC+M has core capabilities in infrastructure building. Its collection of companies provides innovative road construction and materials services across the Midwest. HC+M companies, including Asphalt Materials, Inc., Evergreen Roadworks, The Hoosier Company, Milestone Contractors and US Aggregates, proudly employ 3,000 people at 68 locations across seven states.