Senior Legal Advisor

4 weeks ago


Canada EBC Inc. Full time

At EBC, we appreciate the rigor of the working methods and the expertise of our employees, and they are proud to work for a major company that respects them and places their health and safety above all else. Working at EBC means joining a growing construction company, active across Canada and in a variety of fields. It also means working for a company that cares about the health and well-being of its employees, and which is involved with them and in communities. EBC is recognized for the quality of its achievements and for its ability to deliver the goods even on the most difficult projects. This strength comes from our competent, committed, and motivated staff. Our site and project management teams are supported by a dedicated administrative group, a collaboration essential to achieving our objectives.


Mission of the legal department: Advise, protect, and enforce EBC’s rights throughout the life cycle of a project: from business development to submission, from execution to after-sales service.

By joining EBC Legal Affairs, you will join a young and dynamic team at the heart of operations and risk management which supports management in its decisions. You will be called upon to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders within a growing company, but always focused on its values. EBC’s legal affairs team includes 9 lawyers and 2 engineers, mainly located in the Montreal, Brossard, and Quebec offices. This position will be specifically located in one of the following offices: Ottawa, ON, Mississauga, ON, or Vancouver, BC.

Working at EBC means being part of a thriving company that operates in a variety of sectors across Canada. It also means working for a company concerned about the health and well-being of its employees by offering them a variety of actions and programs.

Want to join forces with a talented and dynamic team? Are you looking for an enjoyable work environment with excellent working conditions? EBC is the ideal place to take on new challenges and advance your career.

Responsibilities

By joining EBC Legal Affairs, you will join a young and dynamic team at the heart of operations and risk management which supports management in its decisions. You will be called upon to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders within a growing company, but always focused on its values. EBC’s legal affairs team includes 9 lawyers and 2 engineers, mainly located in the Montreal, Brossard, and Quebec offices.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Vice President – Legal Affairs, the Senior Legal Advisor will be responsible for coordinating with Central and Western Canadian leaders on all contractual aspects of partnerships and contracts in the Ottawa, Mississauga, and Vancouver offices. In this capacity, he or she will be called upon to work in collaboration with other members of the legal department, directly with the different divisions, and senior management of the company in order to provide varied legal and strategic services on the various EBC projects.

As part of his/her duties, the Senior Legal Advisor will be called upon to perform the following tasks, specifically:

  • Support and advise project teams during project execution in order to properly protect EBC’s rights in its contractual management of client contracts and subcontracting contracts;

  • Draft partnership agreements, construction contracts, subcontracting contracts and other legal documents;

  • Study submission documents and identify legal risks of projects;

  • Lead internal process improvement projects;

  • Collaborate closely with the teams of very large EBC projects, particularly for all aspects of contractual management and/or complaints;

  • Advise the company’s management on the company’s strategic issues.
Requirements
  • 5-12+ years of relevant experience, in a company or firm, in construction law on large-scale projects, mainly in the facets of drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the contractual aspects of construction contracts and the agreements that relate to them;
  • Experience with construction joint ventures, construction procurement processes, and contracts;
  • Experience with PPP (P3) contracts, corporate affairs and/or compliance processes;

  • Experience in financing infrastructure projects, corporate financing, and/or mergers and acquisitions will be considered an asset;

  • Excellent command of English, spoken and written;

  • Mastery of French an important asset;

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Master of Laws (LLM), or Juris Doctor (JD);

  • Member in good standing of the bar of a Canadian province.
Skills and attitudes required
  • Ability to work and collaborate in a team;
  • Leadership and ability to positively influence project stakeholders;
  • Sharp judgment and resourcefulness;
  • Analytical mind focused on solutions;
  • Strong sense of organization and priority management;
  • Autonomy, discretion, attention to detail, rigor, concern for a job well done, and initiative;
  • Ability to clearly communicate issues at all hierarchical levels of the company;
  • Occasional mobility across the country.
Conditions offered by EBC
  • 4 weeks of annual vacation.
  • Teleworking offered reconciling work and family life.
  • Complete group insurance program upon entry.
  • Group RRSP with employer contribution to a Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan (DPSP).
  • 24-hour access to a virtual doctor (telemedicine).
  • Training and development programs.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Active social club and health and wellness committee.
  • Diverse, innovative, and stimulating environment.
  • A company built on values of respect, integrity and a job well done.
  • Firm recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.

In accordance with our policy, we will communicate only with the selected candidates for an interview.

NOTICE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS

EBC inc. and its affiliated entities (“ EBC ”) have an internal recruiting department. The EBC Talent & Culture team may, from time to time, engage recruitment agencies, placement services or temporary professional recruiters (“ Agencies ”). However, EBC will not accept unsolicited references from Agencies and will only remunerate them in the presence of a prior written agreement defining the precise parameters of the recruitment mandates. EBC will therefore not accept CVs from sources other than the candidate himself. Any CV sent to EBC, by any means of communication, will be deemed to be the property of EBC. EBC reserves the right to solicit and engage such candidates without financial obligation to the Agency.

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