Corporate Counsel and Risk Manager

DLB Associates is a premier engineering and consulting firm specializing in innovative, mission-critical solutions across hyperscale data centers, advanced infrastructure, and high-performance building systems. With over four decades of expertise, we partner with some of the world’s most influential companies to design and optimize environments that demand precision, scalability, and resilience. **Join us and be part of a team where your voice matters, your work makes an impact, and your growth is a shared priority.** **Position Title:** Corporate Counsel and Risk Manager **Location:** Remote (United States) **Job Summary** DLB is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel and Risk Manager to lead enterprise risk management, contract and insurance risk oversight, and compliance governance across the organization. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining the firm's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and monitored in alignment with business objectives. The successful candidate will provide strategic guidance on operational, contractual, regulatory, financial, and safety-related risks while partnering closely with executive leadership to support informed decision-making and sustainable growth. Working in conjunction with the Chief Legal Officer, this position also oversees risk-related contract review, insurance program administration, and enterprise compliance initiatives. As a key member of the Operations Team, this role collaborates closely with Safety, Human Resources, Accounting, IT, Contract Administration, and Executive Leadership. The position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer and requires strong business judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence stakeholders in a fully remote environment. This is a highly independent role responsible for leading complex projects, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and contributing to the development of organizational policies and procedures. **Essential Functions** **Enterprise Risk Management** - Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the firm's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework. - Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments across operational, financial, contractual, regulatory, and safety-related functions. - Identify emerging risks associated with growth initiatives, geographic expansion, regulatory changes, and service diversification. - Analyze internal and external data, industry trends, and regulatory developments to evaluate organizational exposure. - Develop and monitor mitigation strategies and risk controls. - Establish risk tolerance thresholds, review standards, and escalation protocols. - Provide executive leadership with forward-looking risk analysis and recommendations. **Operational Risk and Safety Integration** - Partner with Safety leadership to incorporate safety performance indicators into enterprise risk assessments. - Analyze incident, claims, near-miss, and compliance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities. - Evaluate operational controls and recommend enhancements to strengthen organizational performance and resilience. - Support operational risk reviews, including virtual and onsite assessments as needed. - Ensure alignment between safety performance, project delivery objectives, and enterprise risk priorities. **Governance, Compliance, and Business Continuity** - Develop and maintain corporate risk management and compliance policies. - Monitor adherence to regulatory requirements and internal governance standards. - Evaluate internal controls and identify compliance gaps or systemic weaknesses. - Participate in the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program and ensure continuity planning aligns with enterprise risk objectives. - Prepare risk reports and presentations for Executive Leadership and Board-level review. - Escalate material compliance issues and significant organizational risks as appr…