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McCarthy Holdings, Inc. (McCarthy), is the holding entity for McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the oldest privately-held national construction company in America, and Castle Contracting. McCarthy provides the crucial business infrastructure for these entities and connects the day-to-day operations to ensure seamless operations across the business. Repeatedly honored as a great place to work and healthiest employer, McCarthy is a 100 percent employee-owned company.

McCarthy's reputation for tackling the toughest building challenges starts with our focus on developing high-performing individuals and teams. We do this through our award-winning training programs, a best-in-class Total Rewards benefits program, and a focus on equipping diverse teams of employee owners through a connected and inclusive culture aligned with our values of: Genuine. We, Not I. All In.

How do McCarthy partners define our culture?

We Live Our Core Values. We do whatever it takes to deliver on our promises with honesty and integrity.

We are Employee Owned. We are personally invested in building the things people need in our communities.

We Feel Like a Family. We value genuine connections and help each other succeed in an inclusive environment.

We are Builders. We respect the work we do and everyone who helps make it happen safely.

Position Summary:

The Vice President of Legal position will be primarily responsible for driving the legal strategy for the Pacific Regions on all aspects of legal issues encountered by a major general contractor working in numerous markets and industries. This person will also be asked to provide counsel to other subsidiaries and other entities across the enterprise as needed and consistent with this person's areas of expertise. They must be a strategic thinker who can provide solution-oriented legal advice to a variety of business stakeholders while collaborating with other departments and outside attorneys. This person must be forward-thinking, as they will be an individual who will be highly integrated with the business leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primary point of contact for regional leadership on all day-to-day legal issues. Seen as the lead attorney for the Northern and Southern Pacific Regions, interacts with other senior business leaders to make critical decisions.
• Provide legal advice in all aspects of construction law, as well as ancillary legal areas applicable to a national multi-billion dollar corporation with subsidiaries in the construction industry, such as disputes related to contract, delay, payment, construction defect, and injuries, litigation, and insurance matters, among others.
• Provide advice on procurement matters related to public and private works construction projects in a variety of industries, procurement types and delivery methods.
• Assist operations in disputes involving owners, architects, subcontractors and consultants.
• Conduct moderate to complex legal research on a variety of topics in multiple states that relate to the business.
• Manage subcontractor defaults; work with operations to ensure that the companies' interests are properly protected by subcontractors' bonding companies; assist in managing litigation arising out of any breach of payment or performance bonds.
• Provide advice on labor strategy in connection with existing labor agreements, project labor agreements as well other project labor requirements, including prevailing wage and apprenticeship ratios.
• Assist in communications with national, state and local regulatory agencies, such as Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Storm Water Regulatory Agencies, and the National Labor Relations Board.
• Draft memoranda, correspondence, and reports summarizing research findings and offer opinions regarding liability, risk transfer and exposure.
• Assist in identifying and managing complex builder's risk insurance and general liability insurance issues on a variety of different project types in both pre-litigation and litigation situations.
• Assist project teams in understanding and pursuing insurance coverage for construction defect, builder's risk, pollution, design, auto, worker's compensation and property damage claims while working in conjunction with the Risk Management Department.
• Manage all aspects of litigation – supervise internal and outside counsel with regard to responses to document requests, discovery responses, reviewing and editing motions, briefs and memoranda; manage outside counsel throughout the pre-litigation and litigation processes.
• Assist in preparation for and attend alternative dispute resolutions.
  
  

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state in the United States
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as an attorney
• Minimum of 7 years of litigation experience
• Experience with construction law as well as familiarity with design and construction agreements is a plus
• Ability to communicate with other members of the legal department articulately, concisely, and with well-reasoned opinions
• Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-attorney McCarthy team members in a concise, yet thorough, manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and diplomatic skills
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to work independently and determine creative solutions
• Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm
• Team player, developed sense of business acumen, and ability to work with a wide variety of people
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Construction

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