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About the Role
Arcadis seeks a high-performing and experienced Legal Counsel to support the continued growth of its Canadian in-house Legal Team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on self-starter, highly motivated, proactive, and energized by solving complex problems independently. Experience supporting major infrastructure, particularly involving transit, rail, or large public-private partnerships, is essential. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills, superior oral and written communication, and the ability to anticipate and deliver legal support for a dynamic, diverse, and global business team.
Responsibilities
- Assist on high stakes Infrastructure Projects providing legal advice on interpretation of contractual and technical documents.
- Draft legal correspondence, such as claims letters and notices disputing delay/ breach of contract.
- Manage disputes pertaining to fees, changes, and project-related disagreements.
- Coordinate with Arcadis’ North America Claims Counsel to notify insurers of potential or actual claims.
- Handle professional negligence/indemnity and construction claims arising from design, engineering, project management, and construction management services.
- Advise on and resolve insurance coverage disputes.
- Advise on dispute resolution strategies including negotiation, litigation, adjudication, arbitration, and construction liens.
- Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize or avoid contractual disputes.
- Strategically coordinate the efforts of outside counsel and experts, including challenging scope, negotiating alternative fee arrangements, and transparent budget forecasting.
- Drive internal knowledge-sharing, lessons-learned sessions, and contract administration training to reduce future disputes.
- Provide comprehensive commercial legal support during pursuit, negotiation, and delivery of contracts such as Design-Build-Finance, Progressive Design-Build, Target Cost Contracts, or Alliance Contracting.
- Provide proactive guidance on legal and contractual risks to project and bid teams.
- Support bidding processes by reviewing and negotiating client contracts and agreements from initiation to closure.
- Partner with business leaders to deliver strategic business objectives while mitigating risks.
Requirements
- 5 to 10 years of experience in private practice at a leading Canadian law firm, or as in-house counsel, with experience in construction litigation and contract disputes.
- Licensed to practice in Ontario or another Canadian province.
- Experience supporting major infrastructure projects in a legal capacity, particularly involving transit, rail, or large public-private partnerships.
- Familiarity with PDB, Alliancing, and other alternative delivery contracting models, with an ability to advise on contract negotiation, implementation, and dispute matters.
- Experience in claims and risk management, assisting Project teams with disputes and claims prior to formal dispute resolution process.
- Familiarity with project insurance such as project specific professional liability (PSPL).
- Aptitude for identifying and managing risk for large infrastructure projects.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to interact effectively across organizations, including with clients, contractors, and subcontractors.
- Solid knowledge of Canadian federal, provincial, and local public contracting laws.
- Experience working in multi-party governance environments, including with joint venture partners, lenders, and public authorities.
Skills
- Legal advice on contractual and technical documents
- Drafting legal correspondence
- Claims handling
- Dispute resolution
- Insurance structures
- Negotiation
- Litigation
- Adjudication
- Arbitration
- Construction liens
- Risk mitigation
- Contract review
- Contract negotiation
- Contract administration
- Interpersonal skills
- Oral communication
- Written communication
Location
- Any Canadian Arcadis office
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5 to 10 years
Education Level
- Licensed to practice in Ontario or another Canadian province
Salary/Compensations
- CAD 150,000 - 175,000
Benefits
- Skills-based approach to career pathing
- Meaningful work delivering sustainable solutions
About the Company
- Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
- More than 34,000 people in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
- Solving complex challenges and delivering more impact together.
Equal Opportunity
- We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.
- Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
- We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
- Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
- We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.