Legal Counsel - Canada Infrastructure

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis seeks to add a high-performing and experienced Legal Counsel reporting to the Legal Director Canada to support the continued growth of its Canadian in-house Legal Team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on self-starter highly motivated proactive and energised by solving complex problems independently. Experience supporting major infrastructure particularly involving transit rail or large public-private partnerships is essential. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills superior oral and written communication and the ability to anticipate and deliver legal support for a dynamic diverse and global business team.

The position is flexible located in any Canadian Arcadis office.

Role accountabilities:

Claims Handling and Dispute Resolution:

• Assist on high stakes Infrastructure Projects providing legal advice on interpretation of contractual and technical documents drafting legal correspondence such as claims letters notices disputing delay/ breach of contract.
• Manage disputes pertaining to fees changes and project related disagreements.
• Familiarity with project insurance structures such as professional indemnity PSPL and surety bonds particularly as they relate to complex infrastructure projects and alternative delivery methods is required.
• Coordinate with Arcadis North America Claims Counsel to notify insurers of potential or actual claims.
• Handling professional negligence/ indemnity and construction claims arising from design engineering project management and construction management services.
• Advise on and resolve insurance coverage disputes.
• Advise on dispute resolution strategies including negotiation litigation adjudication arbitration and construction liens.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize or avoid contractual disputes.
• Strategically coordinate the efforts of outside counsel and experts on a case-by-case basis as required including challenging scope negotiating alternative fee arrangements and transparent budget forecasting.
• Drive internal knowledge-sharing lessons-learned sessions and contract administration training to reduce future disputes.

Contract Review and Negotiation:

• Provide comprehensive commercial legal support during pursuit negotiation and delivery of contracts such as Design-Build-Finance Progressive Design-Build Target Cost Contracts or Alliance Contracting.
• Provideproactive guidance on legal and contractual risks to project and bid teams.
• Support bidding processes by reviewing and negotiating client contracts and agreements from initiation to closure.
• Experience working in multi-party governance environments including with joint venture partners lenders and public authorities.
• Partner with business leaders including Partners Business Directors and Senior Managers to deliver strategic business objectives while mitigating risks.

Objectives and Key Results

• Maximises early assessment of potential claims to determine merit business impact and resolution strategy before formal escalation reducing legal spend and project interruption.
• Improves in-house control over litigation strategy and reduce reliance on external spend where possible and in compliance with insurance protocols.
• Embeds dispute-related knowledge into project delivery and commercial practices.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 4 to 8 years of experience in private practice at a leading Canadian law firm or as in-house counsel with experience in construction litigation and contract disputes.
• Licensed to practice in Ontario or another Canadian province.
• Experience supporting major infrastructure projects in a legal capacity particularly involving transit rail or large public-private partnerships.
• Familiarity with PDB Alliancing and other alternative delivery contracting models with an ability to advise on contract negotiation implementation and dispute matters.
• Experience in claims and risk management assisting Project teams with disputes and claims prior to formal dispute resolution process.
• Familiarity with project insurance such as project specific professional liability (PSPL).
• Aptitude for identifying and managing risk for large infrastructure projects.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills to interact effectively across organizations including with clients contractors and subcontractors.
• Solid knowledge of Canadian federal provincial and local public contracting laws.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.