Legal Counsel

Position Legal Counsel

Reports To General Counsel

Direct Reports No

Company Dumas Contracting Ltd

Business Address 65 Queen St West, Suite 910 Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5H 2M5

Rotation Hybrid 5/2 (MON-FRI) 3 Days/WK In Office

Shift 8HRs/Day (8am-5pm w/Hour @ Lunch)

Salary $110,000.00 - $135,000.00 Annually (Paid Twice Per Month) + Bonus

Employment Terms Permanent Full-Time

Benefits Dumas has a comprehensive benefits package offering life insurance, health/dental/vision/fitness provisions, and pension and employee assistance program(s) that support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Screening All applications are reviewed by the Recruitment Department; Artificial Intelligence is not used during any stage of the hiring process.

Eligibility To be considered, you must be aCanadian citizen, orauthorized in writing to work in Canadaunder federal immigration requirements,and currently be residing in Canada.

Location: Toronto, Ontario - with support for operations across Canada, Mexico and the US.

Cover Letter

Required.

About Dumas

Dumas is a leading full-service mining contractor operating in the Americas. The company’s client list includes some of the world’s largest and most respected mining companies.

Dumas is the contractor of choice for the most technically challenging underground projects, including mine construction, full-scale mine development, production mining, mine services and engineering.

Purpose and Scope of Position

Dumas and STRACON are seeking a practical, business-oriented lawyer to join the Legal Department and support a broad range of legal, governance, compliance, commercial, employment and corporate matters across the Americas. The successful candidate will work closely with executive leadership, operations, finance, human resources, sustainability teams and external counsel in multiple jurisdictions.

This role is ideally suited for a lawyer who is energized by a fast-paced, international environment and who is comfortable providing pragmatic legal advice to business stakeholders operating across diverse jurisdictions and cultures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Member in good standing of the Law Society of Ontario, or eligible to become licensed in Ontario.
• Relevant legal experience gained in private practice, an in-house legal department, or a combination of both.
• Strong corporate-commercial drafting, negotiation and advisory skills.
• Fluency in English and Spanish (written and spoken) is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with, advising on, or supporting matters involving Latin American jurisdictions is strongly preferred.
• Experience in the mining, construction, engineering, infrastructure, industrial services or natural resources sectors would be an asset.
• Ability to manage multiple files independently while exercising sound legal and business judgment.

Key Attributes

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation abilities.
• Commercial awareness and practical business judgment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across departments and jurisdictions.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• The ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multilingual environment.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Commercial and Operational Support

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, including mining services agreements, supply contracts, consulting agreements, equipment leases, financing arrangements, confidentiality agreements and settlement agreements.
• Provide legal support to operational and business development teams throughout the lifecycle of projects and commercial relationships.
• Identify and mitigate contractual, commercial and operational risks.
• Corporate Governance and Compliance.
• Support Board and Committee governance activities.
• Assist with corporate governance documentation, resolutions, minutes and corporate records.
• Coordinate with external counsel and advisors across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support compliance, ethics, regulatory and risk management initiatives.
• Employment, Claims and Disputes.
• Provide legal support on employment-related matters and investigations.
• Assist in managing litigation, labour matters and disputes through external counsel.
• Support the development of practical risk-mitigation strategies and settlement approaches where appropriate.
• Securities and ESG Matters.