Commercial Counsel, Construction

1 month ago

New York, United States Wonder Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

About Us

Imagine: 30 unique restaurants to order from, brought to your door in under 30 minutes. That's what our customers experience.

At Wonder, we want to make world-class food within reach, no matter where you live. That's why we've created a vertically integrated, new standard of dining that will allow you to enjoy menus from award-winning chefs and iconic restaurants across the country, all in one place. Our elevated brick + mortar locations will offer pick up and dine in options, as well as delivery to your home.

As a food-tech startup backed by top-tier venture capitalists and led by a team of experienced entrepreneurs—including some of the most accomplished leaders in the technology, culinary, and logistics industries—we're growing. Join us in pioneering a new category of dining called "Fast-Fine", and revolutionizing the way people eat.

About the role

Wonder is hiring a Commercial Counsel, Construction & Facilities to oversee all legal aspects of our real estate business with a focus on construction and facilities management. Key responsibilities include:

  • Construction and Development: Manage all legal aspects of construction and development, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with general contractors, engineers, architects, and other related parties. Address mechanics liens, construction and design defects, insurance requirements, construction delays, and related litigation.
  • Vendor and Supplier Agreements: Handle master agreements and work orders with subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers for construction and facilities maintenance.
  • Leases and Licenses: Review, draft, and negotiate leases, licenses, and related documents. Ensure compliance with landlord requirements during construction and operations.
  • Site Diligence: Conduct and review site diligence, including zoning reports, condo declarations, title reports, property surveys, and environmental reports.
  • Legal Advice: Provide legal advice on day-to-day construction, leasing, facilities maintenance, zoning, and environmental issues.

The experience you have

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction and real estate law, with experience in vendor contract management and a thorough understanding of leases, construction agreements and facilities maintenance agreements. Additional requirements include:

  • JD or LLM
  • Member of New York bar in good standing
  • 5+ years commercial real estate experience, including heavy construction experience in an in-house legal department
  • Experience with construction and leasing (representing tenant), with focus in retail, and a rapidly expanding portfolio
  • Experience managing complex transactions and juggling conflicting deadlines
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to innovate to resolve complex issues, attain business objectives and create efficiencies
  • Experience in restaurant/food industry, retail construction, and environmental health and safety matters 

The way you work

  • Eagerness and proven ability to learn new skills and develop new expertise as business needs change
  • Proven ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment as a good-natured team player
  • Strong business judgement and ability and commitment to give timely and practical guidance quickly and effectively

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed. 

Base Salary: $231,000

A final note

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens. We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you.

We look forward to hearing from you We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.

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