Commercial & Projects Counsel

Alamos is a Canadian-based intermediate gold producer with diversified production from three operations in North America. This includes the Island Gold District and Young-Davidson mine in northern Ontario Canada and the Mulatos District in Sonora State Mexico. Additionally the Company has a strong portfolio of growth projects including the IGD Expansion and the Lynn Lake project in Manitoba Canada. Alamos employs more than 2400 people and is committed to the highest standards of sustainable development. The Companys shares are traded on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol AGI.

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel the Commercial & Projects Counsel role will provide legal support to the Companys Canadian and international operations with a primary focus on commercial contracting procurement construction and capital projects. The successful candidate will work closely with the Companys mine-site projects procurement engineering technical and other business teams in connection with the development construction and operation of the Companys mines and development projects.

Primary Responsibilities

• Draft review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements supporting the Companys operating mines development projects and capital programs including:
• equipment materials and other supply agreements;
• construction and installation agreements;
• engineering procurement consulting construction management and other construction related and professional services agreements;
• maintenance repair and operational services agreements;
• master services agreements purchase agreements and related procurement documentation; and
• confidentiality and other ancillary commercial agreements.
• Partner closely with mine-site projects procurement engineering and technical teams to provide practical legal advice in connection with sourcing procurement and contracting activities.
• Advise business teams on procurement and contracting strategy including appropriate contracting models commercial terms allocation of risk and contractual protections.
• Advise on key contractual matters including scope of work pricing and payment structures schedules warranties indemnities limitations of liability insurance performance security intellectual property termination rights force majeure and dispute resolution provisions.
• Support project and site teams throughout the lifecycle of major contracts from procurement and contract formation through contract administration completion and close-out.
• Provide legal advice with respect to contract amendments change orders scope changes delays deficiencies contractor and supplier performance issues warranty matters and other issues arising during the performance of construction supply and services contracts.
• Assist project and operational teams in identifying and managing contractual claims and disputes including reviewing contractual entitlements preserving the Companys rights and working with external counsel where appropriate.
• Review and advise on requests for proposals requests for quotations bid documentation purchase orders and other procurement materials as required.
• Work collaboratively with procurement and business teams to develop maintain and improve contract templates contracting standards procurement processes and other tools designed to improve consistency and manage legal and commercial risk.

Qualifications Skills and Requirements

• Licensed to practice law in Ontario.
• Relevant experience practicing corporate/commercial construction projects or procurement law either in private practice or an in-house legal department.
• Demonstrated experience drafting reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements with particular experience in construction contracts equipment and materials supply agreements and professional services agreements.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles and contractual risk allocation including indemnities limitations of liability warranties insurance requirements performance obligations termination rights and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Experience advising clients procurement professionals project teams or commercial teams on contractual rights obligations and risk.
• Ability to translate legal issues into practical commercially focused advice for non-legal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently exercise sound judgment and take ownership of matters while working collaboratively as part of a broader legal and business team.
• Ability to manage multiple contract reviews negotiations and other priorities simultaneously including matters requiring timely turnaround.
• Willingness and ability to develop a detailed understanding of the Companys operations projects and commercial objectives and to work directly with mine-site and project personnel.

Assets but not required

• Experience in the mining natural resources construction infrastructure energy or heavy industrial sectors.
• Bilingualism in French or Spanish.

Alamos Gold Inc. may use artificial intelligence to initially screen or assess applicants for this position with respect to mandatory job requirements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin sex gender gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Alamos Gold Inc. (the Company) is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible environment for all third parties and will provide accommodation where required in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005 (the Act). The Company is committed to excellence in serving all third parties including people with disabilities and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting the requirements under the Act in a timely fashion.

This is an existing vacancy.