Legal Counsel

Colas Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Colas Canada as a Legal Counsel and contribute to a leading transportation infrastructure company. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive legal support across various areas such as contracts, compliance, and corporate transactions. We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds who are ready to engage in meaningful work.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid law diploma and be qualified to practice in Ontario.
• At least five years of legal experience, preferably in law firms or corporate settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively with administrative and legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support and analysis on a variety of topics including employment and construction law.
• Review and manage contracts, ensuring compliance and oversight of agreements.
• Liaison with internal and external partners on regulatory and corporate matters.

Skills

Bilingual French/English

Legal Research and Analysis

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Diploma in law

Tools

Excel

Job description

Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.

Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.

Position Summary

Location: 4950 Younge St Suite 2400, North York, ON M2N 6K1
Employment type:Full-time Permanent
Reporting to:General Counsel
Telework: Possibility for hybrid work (2 days remote/week) after completion of probationary period

Your Mission

As a Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in building solid and through legal support to ensure the sustainable growth of Colas Canada Inc. and our network of subsidiaries. You will work with a variety of topics ranging from labour and employment, construction/materials, corporate and commercial transactions, P3, insurance, construction related disputes , and providing general advice to support the decision- making process.

Main Responsibilities

• Legal analysis on different topics as required in order to ascertain strategies and risks ;
• Review Contract and lawsuit management ;
• Legal support to operations (industries and construction activities) ;
• Review and update the templates of commercial agreements with a focus on improvement and ensuring consistency across the country ;
• Review and advise the business regarding negotiation of commercial agreements ;
• Insurance (coverage analysis and portfolio management) ;
• Compliance analysis and implementation ;
• Implementation and oversight of our internal policies, including through trainings ;
• Liaising with and gathering information from different groups and entities for different corporate purposes, including regulatory matters, licenses and real estate related matters ;
• Providing support to Colas Canada’s General Counsel and legal team ;
• Role involves clerical and regulatory tasks to ensure proper licenses are in place.

Your profile

• Diploma in law and enabled to exercise law in Ontario or another province (a provincial multiple diploma is an asset). For Quebec candidates, Common Law training is required;
• At least five (5) years of experience in law firm or business;
• Bilingual French/English;
• Experience in legal research and analysis of applicable laws ;
• Experience in transactions and negotiations ;
• Master of Excel software ;
• All candidates for this position must succeed in checking conflicts of interest before taking office ;
• Collaborative approach with administrative and legal services and ability to collaborate ;
• Support and dedication supported for understanding the company ;
• Willingness to evolve with the position, the legal service and the organization ;
• Ability to engage at a detailed level on questions requiring a long -term vision ;
• Ability to find simple and achievable solutions to complex problems ;
• Curiosity and audacity to help and support ;
• Patience and perseverance to overcome complexity.
  

Assets considered.

• Experience in the fields of construction, work and employment, and insurance.

DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.