Labor & Employment Compliance Counsel

STO Building Group

Labor & Employment Compliance Counsel

STO Building Group is seeking an experienced Labor & Employment Compliance Counsel to oversee employment-related legal and compliance matters across our enterprise. This role serves as a trusted advisor to HR leadership and business unit leaders; manages outside counsel on employment claims, investigations, and litigation; and helps ensure consistent, compliant, and fair employment practices across our diverse family of operating companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary in‑house counsel on labor and employment matters, including employee relations, workplace conduct, disciplinary actions, performance management, and separations.
• Manage outside counsel on employment claims and litigation, including strategy, risk evaluation, and budgets.
• Conduct and/or support workplace conduct investigations (including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation) in coordination with Compliance and HR.
• Provide legal advice to HR and business leaders across the enterprise on employment risk, decision‑making, and sensitive employee matters.
• Advise on compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, with a focus on consistent enterprise practices.
• Support responses to government agency inquiries and proceedings (e.g., EEOC, state fair employment practices agencies).
• Coordinate with local/outside employment counsel to support matters involving operations outside the U.S.
• Partner with HR on employment‑related policies and training.
• Identify trends or systemic risk themes across the organization and help drive mitigation approaches.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7–10 years of labor and employment law experience, including time at a respected labor & employment firm, government agency (e.g., EEOC or state FEP agency), and/or in‑house role.
• Demonstrated experience conducting workplace investigations and managing employment litigation.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. labor and employment laws and regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance.
• Strong client‑service orientation and comfort advising senior leaders.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain discretion, and manage competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting construction and/or industrial workforces, including field‑based employee populations.
• Experience advising in unionized environments and on union‑related matters (e.g., trade unions, prevailing wage compliance, CBAs, PLAs, and labor‑management issues).
• Exposure to government contractor employment compliance (e.g., OFCCP obligations; familiarity with FAR and SCA concepts).
• Experience advising decentralized or multi‑business organizations on employment compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with digital evidence preservation and workplace investigation tools
• Prior government or enforcement‑side experience (e.g., fair employment practices agency) is a plus.

Location & Compensation

Preferred location: New York City; other U.S. locations considered for strong candidates.

Salary range: $175,000 – $215,000 base salary, commensurate with experience, plus bonus eligibility and comprehensive benefits.

About Us

The STO Building Group family of builders—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Structure Tone International, Pavarini North East Construction, Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, LF Driscoll Healthcare, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, STO Mission Critical, and RC Andersen—includes more than 5,700 employees across the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands.

We provide a complete range of construction services, including site selection analysis, design constructability review, interior fit‑outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization.

STO Building Group is an equal opportunity employer, evaluating all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.