Job Description:The Senior Legal Counsel will serve as a strategic legal partner to Veolia's Industrial Water business, providing comprehensive legal support across new business development and existing customer operations. This role requires a proactive, business-minded attorney who can balance legal risk management with commercial objectives while maintaining strong relationships across the organization.Essential Responsibilities:Opportunity Evaluation & Early-Stage Transactions: Review, negotiate, and advise on NDAs, MOUs, and letters of intent to support new business opportunitiesBid & RFP Support: Review and provide legal counsel on bid and RFP responsesContract Review & Negotiation: Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on service agreements, with primary focus on Operations & Maintenance (O&M) contracts. Support negotiation of alternative delivery models including Design Build Operate Maintain (DBOM), Design Build Finance Operate Maintain (DBFOM), and Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contracts.Contract Portfolio Management: Manage a 70/30 mix of third-party/customer-initiated contracts versus Veolia-proposed agreements, leveraging established O&M templates and emerging contract frameworksRisk Assessment & Deal Support: Conduct risk assessments addressing litigation, reputational, and deal structure risks; participate in meetings throughout the deal lifecycleAmendment Management: Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on agreement amendments, with emphasis on scope, pricing, and term extensionsProactive Legal Support: Lead amendment drafting efforts (70/30 in favor of Veolia-initiated versions) while managing customer-initiated revisions and alternative formsDispute & Claims Management: Advise on incidents, accidents, potential claims, disputes, and contract terminationsEarly Dispute Resolution: Provide early to mid-stage dispute advice, manage outside counsel relationships, and represent the company in written and oral communications with customer legal teams (prior to litigation handoff)Operational Partnership: Meet regularly with the Industrial Water COO to ensure effective communication, coordinate legal and operational priorities, and support organizational initiativesContract Repository & Governance: Build and maintain an accurate, organized contract repository across all customers and active contracts; assess, catalog, and categorize contracts; conduct cross-functional reviews of underperforming or low-revenue contracts and recommend remediation strategies
