Legal Counsel

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Generous time-off policies

Flexible benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. seeks a Toronto-based legal counsel to support and advise the Candu Energy business unit.

You will review, negotiate and draft contracts, advise on IP protection and collaboration agreements, and assist with dispute resolution, while coordinating with cross‑functional teams across governance, tax and treasury. You must be licensed to practice in Canada and have 2–5 years post‑qualification experience in private practice or in‑house, with exposure to

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in a Canadian jurisdiction.
• 2–5 years post-qualification experience at a top private practice or in-house.
• Experience in construction/engineering, energy, projects or intellectual property.
• Ability to interact with in-house clients at all levels, including senior management.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced environment and manage multiple matters.

Responsibilities

• Act as a business partner to Candu Energy’s commercial and management teams.
• Review, negotiate and draft customer contracts for engineering, design, project management, procurement and site execution.
• Advise on collaboration agreements including MOUs, teaming and joint venture agreements.
• Evaluate disputes and guide dispute resolution strategies with internal and external partners.
• Protect intellectual property and negotiate license agreements.
• Attend commercial meetings, risk reviews and other business reviews.
• Assist in maintaining and drafting standard terms, conditions, policies and guidance notes.
• Collaborate with Tax, Treasury, Insurance, and Company Secretary to ensure governance compliance.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

IP protection

Dispute resolution

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Toronto-based legal counsel to support and advise its Candu Energy business unit. Candu Energy is the OEM of Canada’s indigenous pressurized heavy water nuclear reactor technology and specializes in the design and supply of nuclear reactors, as well as nuclear reactor products and services, both domestically and abroad. The transition to net zero and increasing demand for secure sources of energy have sparked a nuclear renaissance. Candu Energy is uniquely placed to leverage its capabilities in responding to this call, be it in the spheres of nuclear new build (in respect of both conventional and small modular reactors), reactor operations and life extensions, as well as waste management and reactor decommissioning. We are pleased to welcome a pragmatic, business-minded lawyer into a permanent position within the legal team to help our growing business capitalize on an exciting pipeline of opportunities. We are looking for someone who has experience working for a leading private practice law firm and/or who has relevant in-house legal experience. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a variety of matters including reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts, setting up consortia and joint ventures, advising on dispute avoidance, dispute resolution, assisting with the protection and commercialization of intellectual property and advising the business on integrity-related matters.

Your role

• Acting as a business partner to Candu Energy, including its commercial and management teams.
• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting customer contracts including contracts to provide engineering and design, project management, procurement and site execution services.
• Advising on collaborative agreements including memoranda of understanding, teaming agreements and consortia and joint venture agreements.
• Evaluating disputes and advising on dispute resolution strategy and managing the resolution of claims with the businesses, litigation team and external insurers.
• Advising on the protection of intellectual property and the negotiation of license agreements.
• Attending commercial meetings, gated risk reviews (bid go/no go) and other business reviews.
• Assisting in the maintenance, development and drafting standard terms and conditions and policies, procedures and guidance notes.
• Liaising with other corporate functions (Tax, Treasury, Insurance, Company Secretary, Integrity) to ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements.
• Training colleagues within the business on legal/commercial matters and recent developments.

Location: hybrid working from both our Sheridan Park campus in Mississauga and at home.

About you

• You must be licensed to practice law in a Canadian jurisdiction.
• 2–5 years post qualification experience gained at a leading private practice law firm or in-house practice in any of the following areas: construction/engineering, energy, projects or intellectual property.
• Ability to deal with in-house clients at all levels including the senior management of the organization.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a multidisciplinary work environment on a wide range of topics.
• Ability to address the business needs of Candu Energy by providing commercial and legal solutions in a timely manner.
• Ability to thrive in a small, close‑kn its team.
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to details.
• Willingness to manage multiple files and adapt to changing priorities arising on domestic and international projects.
• An interest in the nuclear power sector and the net zero transition.

Rewards & benefits

• Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.
• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.
• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time‑off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.
• Be rewarded. Find out more.

About AtkinsRéalis

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.