Legal Counsel - Canada Infrastructure
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Contract Review and Negotiation
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.
Experience working in multi-party governance environments, including with joint venture partners, lenders, and public authorities.
Partner with business leaders, including Partners, Business Directors, and Senior Managers, to deliver strategic business objectives while mitigating risks.
Risk Management, Claims Support and Dispute Resolution:
Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize or avoid contractual disputes.
Collaborate with disputes counsel and risk management team to provide legal support for potential claims and disputes.
Exposure to professional negligence, indemnity, or construction-related claims involving design, engineering, project management, or construction management services is considered an asset.
Support the management of external counsel on a case-by-case basis as required, including budget forecasting.
Familiarity with project insurance structures, such as professional indemnity, PSPL, and surety bonds, particularly as they relate to infrastructure projects and alternative delivery methods, is considered an asset.
Qualifications & Experience
- 3 to 6 years of post-call experience in private practice and/or an in-house legal role, with experience supporting commercial, construction, infrastructure, engineering, or professional services matters.
- Licensed to practice in Ontario, Alberta or another Canadian province.
- Experience supporting infrastructure, construction, engineering, professional services, or other project-based businesses in a legal capacity is preferred.
- Familiarity with PDB, Alliancing, and other alternative delivery contracting models, with an ability to support contract negotiation and implementation.
- Experience advising on legal and contractual risk management. Exposure to disputes, claims, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution processes is considered an asset.
- Familiarity with project insurance arrangements, including project-specific professional liability (PSPL) coverage and related risk allocation concepts, is considered an asset.
- 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.
- Why Arcadis?
- We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
- You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
- Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
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- Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
- 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.
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