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About the Role

As an Associate Corporate Counsel, you will play a crucial role in guiding the Canadian legal matters for a global infrastructure leader. You will provide expert legal advice on transactional and operational issues while collaborating closely with leadership to identify and mitigate potential legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to division or district leadership team on contractual impact of proposed actions for various projects.
• Review project contract documents to identify and analyze legal risk related to the project.
• Work to mitigate and/or resolve risk to project or company.
• Draft project correspondence and negotiates agreements, including sub-contract agreements with designers and civil contractors, interface agreements, lenders’ direct agreements, and parent company guarantees.
• Work closely with JV partners and external counsel to negotiate deals, completes closing paperwork and closing books.
• Advise project stakeholders of potential disputes and recommends mitigation strategies.
• Provide training materials and sessions for project contracts working closely with corporate legal management and project leadership.
• Review and support submission requirements for all divisional Request for Proposals (RFP).
• Review contract changes to ensure specifications comply with project agreements made.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor or equivalent required.
• 1+ years’ experience of post-bar professional legal experience required.
• 3+ years’ experience in construction industry required.
• Excellent written and verbal English and French.
• Knowledge of construction JV and alternative delivery project contracts preferred.
• Knowledge of construction claims process from beginning to end preferred.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and drafting skills.
• Analytical and proven problem-solving skills.
• High-integrity and able to maintain strict confidence with sensitive material and matters.
• Strong collaboration and team player.

Skills

• Legal advice
• Transactional issues
• Operational issues
• Risk mitigation
• Contract review
• Contract drafting
• Negotiation
• Dispute resolution
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Collaboration

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 1+ years post-bar legal experience
• 3+ years construction industry experience

Education Level

• Juris Doctor or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

• CAD $110,000.00/Yr. - CAD $140,000.00/Yr.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package
• Paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care
• Dental
• Vision
• Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

About the Company

• Global infrastructure leader.

Equal Opportunity

• EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.