Lead Attorney - Honeywell

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Honeywell Building Solutions is a business within Honeywell’s Honeywell Building Technologies (HBT) strategic business unit. HBS installs and maintains the systems to help make buildings and facilities safer, more secure, comfortable, and cost-efficient, and is a leading providing of energy efficiency solutions worldwide. HBS specializes in the installation and servicing of critical building systems, including HVAC, building automation, fire, security and energy management.



We are currently looking for a Lead Attorney for HBS North America, reporting to the General Counsel HBS. This position will be responsible for installation, service, energy, and general construction contract management for HBS North America. The position will be based in HBT’s Atlanta, Georgia office.



Position Purpose



To provide leadership, direction and consultation to the HBS North America business team for the contract management function, driving consistent policies and processes in support of business objectives and contributing to the organization's achievement of goals and objectives, while satisfying its customers.



Responsibilities:





+ Support new business development activities including cross-functional review of RFQ requirements, contract review and flow down, collaboration with the Law Department to obtain approval of non-standard contract terms, identification of risk and opportunity, development of risk mitigation plans, guiding business opportunities, purchase order review and acknowledgement and associated contract/purchase order execution.



+ Providing ongoing support and leadership in a team environment so as to evaluate and resolve complex business issues and to assist in setting appropriate strategies relating to contract negotiation and claims resolution.



+ Ensure implementation of and team adherence to sound contract management and risk assessment policies



+ Negotiate difficult and complex contractual issues



+ Draft, analyze, interpret, and develop contract terms and conditions



+ Oversee, advise and support change order negotiations



+ Provide critical information for the HBS North America leadership team



+ Deploy training on terms and conditions, corporate policies and risk mitigation



+ Update standard contract documentation and templates



+ Advise and assist management team in opportunity/risk assessment




You Must Have





+ Law Degree



+ 4+ years of contract management experience



+ 2+ years of experience in commercial contracting and/or construction contracting





We Value





+ Québécois French skills (written and spoken)



+ Subject matter expertise in contract management principles and technique



+ Experience negotiating and interpreting government contracts



+ Understanding of financial concepts (cash flow, ROI, working capital)



+ Self-starter with the ability to work independently, demonstrating sound business judgment



+ Ability to work within the hierarchy and matrix of a multi-national company



+ Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills



+ Subject matter expertise in contract management principles and techniques



+ Ability to collaborate confidently with internal and external customers at all organizational levels



+ Think strategically, critically and analyze details for achieving program objectives



+ Think on multiple levels while gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing globally relevant data



+ Identify and implement process improvements



+ Create or embrace a vision and inspire others to meet organizational goals



+ Encourage intelligent risk taking



+ Ability to multi-task on a large number of complex contract issues



+ Ability to deploy and gain acceptance of new approaches and objectives



Honeywell is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.