Associate General Counsel and Contracts Director Responsibilities: Responsible for all contracts under its business unit, from strategy to drafting, soliciting and procuring, negotiating and awarding, and claims and change management. Develops strategic and consistent contracts and specifications to reduce risk to budget and schedule. This includes improving the risk allocation between MTA and contractors to ensure that the party most able to 'own' a risk is accountable for its mitigation. Optimizing risk allocation results in lower contract prices. Provides contracting strategy advice far ahead of formal procurement process. Collaborates with Development to develop contracts that address market capacity, procurement and contracting timelines and strategies, issues regarding federal vs. state funding, etc. Collaborate with C&D's engineers and PCEOs to understand vision and draft contracts that are cogent, enforceable, and will deliver desired project benefits. Help drive for heightened utilization of MWBE vendors in all contracts. Advises Delivery department leaders on contract enforcement, claims management, and merit determinations. Manages the claims process, including strategy and prosecution/defense as necessary.
Qualifications: Law degree, Admission to the New York State Bar, and Licensed to practice law in the State of New York are required. Should have 5 years of experience in legal positions in a law firm, a governmental legal office or a company's in-house legal department. Must have 6 years of managerial/supervisory experience. Experience working on matters involving complex public works projects, construction projects, and/or real estate matters and familiarity with relevant local, state, and federal laws. Experience with federal and state procurement laws, rules, and regulations. Demonstrated initiative, excellent judgment, and ability to work independently on matters of significant size and complexity. Ability to manage multiple projects and clients in a fast-paced environment.
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