Senior Corporate Counsel

The Senior Corporate Counsel will take on a hands-on, high-impact role, collaborating with the Heritage Construction + Materials (HC+M) Legal + Compliance team and to build a legal function that delivers real solutions to our operating companies. The primary responsibilities of this role include commercial contracting, dispute resolution, and operational support for operating companies in the mining, asphalt manufacturing, road and bridge construction, and transportation infrastructure industries.
Essential Functions

• 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
• Leverages legal operations software and AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and overall delivery of legal support

• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.

Education Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing required
• Licensed to practice law in Indiana, active and in good standing

Experience Qualifications

• 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

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates the HC+M Values
• Provides independent legal solutions aligned with business objectives
• Naturally collaborative and willing to mentor and provide guidance to other attorneys, paralegals, and compliance professionals
• Ability to build trusted partnerships and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams while contributing to a positive team atmosphere
• Ability to manage and deliver 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.
• Expresses a high level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence
• 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. Learn more at www.heritagebuilds.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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