Labor & Employment Counsel / Sr. Labor & Employment Counsel

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

AECOM’s Design and Consulting Services (DCS), Americas legal department has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, creative, and highly talented Labor and Employment Attorney for a position as either Labor & Employment Counsel or Senior Labor & Employment Counsel (depending on experience and qualifications).  This position will report to the DCSA Vice President/Assistant General Counsel for Labor & Employment and will support the Senior Vice President/Deputy General Counsel for Corporate Labor & Employment. 

The position will be primarily remote but based in Dallas, TX.

This role will be responsible for directly managing labor and employment related legal matters.  The position will provide strategic counsel to the human resources department and other internal business partners as well as represent the company before administrative agencies.

This position requires close collaboration and partnership with internal stakeholders in HR, the business units, and the other attorneys in the legal department, with a significant focus on enabling and supporting the HR function.

Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

• Provide counsel on a broad range of labor and employment matters, including recruiting, hiring, benefits, compensation, employee relations, discipline, terminations, harassment, discrimination, accommodations, leaves of absence, wage and hour, prevailing wage, union matters, independent contractors, and strategies for managing risk around these matters.

• Handle and/or direct investigations.

• Conduct ongoing review and revision of AECOM’s human resources policies.

• Prepare and conduct employment law training programs for human resources and management.

• Handle EEOC and other administrative agency complaints.

• Manage claims/litigation and outside counsel.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, local and international employment laws and regulations.

• Act in an advisory capacity making recommendations that may have an important bearing on the conduct of the organization's business.

• Partner with clients to achieve results that make business sense, including identifying opportunities for cost-effective process improvements.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

For Labor & Employment Sr. Counsel:

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) and Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school plus at least 10 years of relevant experience

For Labor & Employment Counsel:

• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) and Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school plus at least 8 years of relevant experience

As well as: