Legal Counsel, Real Estate & Construction

The posting, as Anduril wrote it

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Legal Real Estate Team is a resourceful, fast-acting, and creative legal partner to Anduril’s real estate, design, and construction teams. Anduril’s development projects include high-performance manufacturing facilities, cutting-edge R&D spaces, mission-critical secure environments, test sites, and collaborative and flexible office spaces all over the world. Legal Real Estate is a key piece of moving these complex and unique development projects forward on aggressive timelines through contract negotiations, permitting oversight, land due diligence, and energy procurement.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for a highly experienced Real Estate and Construction Attorney to join our rapidly growing legal team in either Costa Mesa, California or Washington D.C. This role will act as a critical legal expert for our real estate, construction, and environmental teams, advising on all aspects of real estate and construction law from an owner/developer/tenant perspective. You will be instrumental in driving the contracts, transactions, and permits necessary to ensure Anduril's facilities are delivered on schedule and in compliance with applicable law.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Draft and negotiate contracts related to Anduril’s development and construction projects, including construction contracts, master services agreements, design professionals agreements, real estate purchase and lease agreements, license and access agreements, and others.
• Support all phases of the transactional life cycle, including letters of intent, due diligence, title and survey, zoning, and internal approvals.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice and support to the real estate, design and construction, and environmental health and safety teams, including land use and entitlement support, air permitting strategy, energy procurement, and environmental review.
• Maintain and improve contract templates and playbooks to reflect current law, regulatory requirements, and market standards.
• Provide real-time guidance to project executives and operational leaders regarding contract interpretation, change order management, schedule impacts, differing site conditions, force majeure events, acceleration claims, and contract notice requirements.
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