Associate General Counsel, Commercial (33541)

Position Summary

We are looking for a sharp, commercially minded attorney who has been trained in a top firm environment and is ready to apply that skill set where the work directly drives business outcomes. This role sits inside the business, not beside it. You will work directly with the General Counsel and alongside our finance, operations, and commercial leadership teams on a wide range of legal and strategic matters that drive our company.

This is an opportunity for a high-performing attorney to accelerate their experience, broaden their exposure and make a tangible impact with a growing company building mission critical infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and manage complex construction and commercial agreements often under compressed timelines with sophisticated counterparties on large-scale digital infrastructure and industrial projects.
• Advise commercial and operations leadership on contract risk and deal structure early in the sales and development cycle, not after terms are set.
• Support bid and proposal processes by reviewing contract terms, flagging risks, and helping shape the commercial position CEC takes to market.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and internal review processes that scale with a growing business.
• Partner with finance and executive leadership on M&A activity, including letters of intent, purchase agreements, due diligence, and integration.
• Support project development transactions, including deal structuring, joint venture documentation, and related corporate matters.
• Identify legal and commercial risk early and translate it into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal leaders - in clear, practical terms.
• Advise operations and project leadership on contract disputes, claims management, and pre-litigation risk mitigation across a national project portfolio.
• Work with human resources on employment matters, policy development, and compliance across a distributed workforce.
• Support regulatory, licensing, and corporate governance requirements across the jurisdictions in which CEC operates.
• Manage outside counsel effectively when specialized expertise is required.
• Performs other duties as needed to support projects, operations, and the department.