Legal Counsel - Vancouver Or Toronto

Ausenco is a global company redefining what’s possible. Our team is based across 26 offices in 14 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide. Combining our deep technical expertise with a 30-year track record, we deliver innovative, value-add consulting studies, project delivery, asset operations and maintenance solutions to the mining & metals, oil & gas, and industrial sectors.

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Counsel to join our team in North America. The role can be based at our offices in Vancouver or Toronto. Reporting to the head of the Legal team in North America, you will provide support to the provision of legal services to all Ausenco business lines in North America. This role would suit someone looking to continue a challenging and rewarding legal career in the resources sector.

About The Role

• Act as a business partner, providing legal orientation and back office support to different business processes and negotiations
• Summarize legal and commercial requirements of executed contracts and participate in contract handover meetings with project team members
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other members of the Legal and Commercial team on key legal issues
• Advise internal clients in all matters related with corporate, commercial, environmental and employment law
• Prepare detailed recommendation for approval of contractual and commercial documentation and coordinate internal approval
• Review, develop, collate, negotiate and assess potential risks of client and sub-consultant contract documents
• Draft and review legal documents and a wide variety of contracts
• Research and respond to general legal inquiries from the business that may relate to disputes and litigation, regulatory issues, intellectual property, privacy matters, fraud issues, and client complaints
• Develop and provide training to the business on various legal topics, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, competition law, contract negotiation and administration and other emerging issues
• Actively support senior management by developing high quality innovative commercial proposals and pricing strategies

About You

• Solid understanding and background in legal concepts applicable to the engineering services and consulting businesses, including EPCM and EPC projects
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team
• Legal degree and current bar admission in a Canadian province.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to meet the challenge of tight deadlines and working under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work with all levels of management
• Minimum 7 years of post-call legal experience in corporate/commercial law, preferably with both a top tier law firm and as an in-house lawyer in the mining, oil and gas and/or construction industries

Working for Ausenco means you won’t settle for the status quo – you’ll be part of a forward-thinking, culturally diverse organisation. We expect our people to deliver outstanding results and will give you the licence to find a better way forward for your clients and stakeholders.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, we provide employees with a wide range of growth opportunities and training programs to build your skills and pursue your career path.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce As a global company we embrace and encourage diversity in its fullest sense – gender, age, experience, nationality, colour, language, religion, location, disability, education, skills, working styles and time availability. Our work environments are based on mutual trust and respect for the rights and opportunities of every individual.

If this role sounds like you, please submit a detailed application directly to this posting. We thank you for your submission and will contact you if we need further information, or if we wish to progress to interview.

Primary Location

CA-BC-Vancouver

Job Posting

May 27, 2023