At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.
One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.
Role description:
Arcadis is looking to add legal counsel to it's growing in house legal team. Provide cross-business legal and privacy support to Arcadis U.S. and its affiliates and subsidiaries in the areas of public and private sector engineering, consulting, procurement, and contracts. The main responsibilities of this role include providing high-level and actionable legal and privacy advice in a timely manner across a broad range of issues that arise in the design, engineering, and construction industry. . A strong communicator, both written and verbal, will be important in the success of this role.
This role can be located in any US Arcadis office.
Role accountabilities:
Providing legal guidance and subject matter expertise on initiatives impacting privacy and its related areas;
Respond to privacy related inquiries and investigations; drafting external privacy notices and disclosures; and managing/updating internal policies and procedures related to privacy;
Help develop, enhance, and run the existing regional privacy program, including privacy operations and documentation, employee training, policy enforcement, monitoring and auditing, and incident response;
Providing advice and support at all stages during the review, negotiation, and management of engineering contracts from initiation to closure;
Proactively contributing to and providing best practices in areas of responsibility (e.g., privacy, contract management leadership, risk identification and mitigation, recognizing matters requiring elevated legal review) to the Arcadis business;
Providing sound and insightful advice to the business on a variety of matters such as privacy, data security, contract negotiation, risks associated with areas of responsibility, and providing training to relevant personnel on same;
Promoting and upskilling relevant Arcadis personnel in identification and mitigation of legal and commercial risks in areas of responsibility;
Performing other duties and responsibilities requiring general legal advice as required from time to time by the business.
Key Attributes:
Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks, consistently meet deadlines, and manage high-volume of work while exercising sound judgment and commercial acumen.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to balance company interests and legal principles, combined with high standard of integrity.
Ability to support collaboration and operate effectively in a team environment.
Have a demonstrated capacity to transcend geographic, interpersonal, or technical boundaries, by showing up as a professional who is consistently credible, authentic, and inclusive.
Must be able to work independently when faced with complex challenges that require multidisciplinary collaboration, robust relationships, and personal commitment to resolve.
Client-focused, entrepreneurial, proactive, pragmatic, and highly adept at problem-solving.
Motivated to learn things they are not familiar with, and adaptable to take that learning experience into good use.
Has global and international mindset (experience under different jurisdictions an advantage);
Qualifications & Experience:
Required Qualifications:
A Juris Doctor or its equivalent and a member in good standing of a Bar of a U.S. State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
Minimum of 6 years of demonstrated work experience in commercial contracts review, drafting, support, and negotiation (international exposure an advantage), ideally in both a reputable law firm and as an in-house lawyer.
Contract and performance/risk management experience in all general aspects of environmental consulting; experience in water, infrastructure, or other civil engineering disciplines an advantage; construction industry experience also valued.
Knowledge of U.S. federal, state, and local public contracting laws preferred, but not required (where no knowledge is present, ability to perform targeted legal research).
Why Become an Arcadian?
Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.
We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.
As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.
To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
In accordance with the Colorado/New Your City, Connecticut Equal Pay Transparency Rules:
Arcadis offers benefits for full time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage along with a 401K plan, STD and LTD, and Life Insurance as well as some additional optional benefits.
Full time positions also come with annual PTO days and at certain levels a bonus program may apply.
The Salary range for this role is $90,000-$130,000 for Colorado based positions only.
The Salary Range for this role is $110,000-$160,000 for New York City based positions only.
The Salary Range for this role is $110,000-$160,000 for Connecticut based positions only
