Counsel - Calgary

1 week ago

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Canacre Full time
Join the Canacre team in an exciting role working on leading edge infrastructure projects.

As a subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc

(NYSE:

PWR), the Canacre team is comprised of technical experts in land, energy, and transportation development delivering accurate, innovative, and agile solutions to our business partners.

We provide professional consulting services in land acquisition, environmental assessments, geospatial mapping, data management, web-based GIS, community relations, land feasibility studies, and permitting services.

Canacre's clients include developers, large scale utilities, and government entities that are involved in the planning and development of infrastructure energy projects across Canada and the United States.

Canacre works on large-scale wind and solar power projects, high-voltage transmission lines, substations, pipeline projects, municipal roads projects, and groupings of cellular towers and rooftop antennas.

At Canacre, we act with honesty and integrity within a culture where trust, collaboration, and teamwork flourish. We commit to diversity, inclusivity and the celebration of successes. Our vision is to foster an environment that promotes inspired and empowered team members who make an impact.


As legal counsel, you will be providing Senior Management with advice on strategies and their implementation, legislative compliance, risk management and legal analysis.

This role will also largely focus on contract drafting and review, and may also include assistance with compliance issues, partnerships and strategic transactions, employment and labor issues, and litigation.

This position will be the sole attorney position within Canacre USA LLC/Canacre Ltd. but will have access to outside counsel and the other attorneys within the Quanta Services, Inc. organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts directly with customers, subcontractors and vendors
  • Assist with the drafting and preparation of proposals
  • Provide contract support and advise on contract issues as needed during project execution, including change management
  • Assist with claims, litigation and regulatory investigations, including overseeing outside counsel
  • Investigate, research, and provide legal advice concerning a broad range of issues and circumstances which arise in the company's daytoday business
  • Structure, draft and review reports and other legal documents
  • Review and interpret legislation, rules and regulations ensuring company personnel are aware of and in compliance with applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws
  • Provide effective risk management advice on legal topics and issues
  • Maintain current knowledge of applicable industry legislation
  • Leads various legal projects and collaborate on crossfunctional initiatives
  • Negotiate workable solutions to complex and sensitive legal issues
  • Travel to various company locations, legal proceedings, and contract negotiations as may be required
  • Perform other job related duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A Juris Doctorate granted by an ABA accredited law school in the U.S. or the NCA in Canada
  • Minimum of 5 years of legal transactional/commercial experience, including customer contracts
  • Preferred minimum of 2 years' experience negotiating contracts in Engineering and Construction industries
  • Experience with claims and risk management preferred
  • Ability to office at our corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona or Calgary, Alberta
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Analytical and detail oriented
  • Functional computer skills, including use of Microsoft Word, Acrobat Adobe, and internet research tools
  • Ability to manage and prioritize work in a fastpaced, deadlineoriented environment
  • Ability to be selfdirected and exercise independent judgment

Licenses/Accreditations

  • Current license to practice law in at least one state/province

Travel Requirements

  • Yes, up to 25% of time
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