Corporate Counsel - Construction

Who You Are

• As Corporate Counsel - Construction, you are a seasoned legal professional with deep expertise in construction, project development, and energy procurement.
• You thrive in dynamic environments and bring a strategic mindset to complex legal matters.
• With a strong background in large-scale construction or power projects, you're adept at navigating and negotiating high-impact contracts.
• You're collaborative, solutions-oriented, and ready to support cross-functional teams across development and other business units.

What You Will Do

• Oversee legal aspects of the company's construction and procurement contracting terms and process; work with the company's Development team in negotiating and managing construction contracts
• Advise on regulatory, health and environmental matters regarding development projects
• Negotiate and work with the company's contractors and utility providers
• Negotiate and structure project-related documents, including vendor / supply agreements, O&M agreements, and other similar agreements
• Support project financing transactions
• Assisting with a variety of other legal matters such as regulatory matters, permitting, environmental, due diligence and real estate, as well as various other transactional matters and agreements as needed
• Working with and managing outside counsel, partners, customers, counterparties and other third parties, as needed
• Performing a broad range of legal matters and general business matters based on the needs of the company, as may be assigned by the General Counsel

What You Will Need to be Successful

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
• Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia
• Two or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer working in a general corporate transactional practice or a construction-focused practice

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
• Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Enterprising and entrepreneurial
• Able to take initiative with no direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
• Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
• Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
• Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
• Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers

In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:

• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
• Generous PTO, Paid Volunteer Days Plus Floating Holidays
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP)
• 11 paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
• Pet and Legal Insurance
• Q-Rest Sabbatical Program
• Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
• Parental Leave
• Military Benefits Package
• QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
• QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
• QTS Crisis Fund
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

The "Know Your Rights" Poster is included here

• Know Your Rights (English)
• Know Your Rights (Spanish)