Senior Legal Counsel (Infrastructure) – Building Ontario Fund

ZSA Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Building Ontario Fund in Toronto is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its Investments Legal team. You will handle complex transactions across energy, transportation, housing and community infrastructure, leveraging 5+ years of transactional experience.

The role requires strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to advise on financing structures and liaise with public and private partners to move projects forward.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of transactional experience in infrastructure, project finance, banking and finance, debt/equity financing, or real estate finance is a plus.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills are essential.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and advise on complex transactions.

Responsibilities

• Support Investments Legal team on complex infrastructure and financing transactions.
• Draft, negotiate and close agreements related to energy, transportation, housing, and community infrastructure.
• Collaborate with internal clients and external counsel to advance project financing.

Skills

Transactional experience

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Drafting skills

Job description

Our client, Building Ontario Fund ("BOF"), a provincial Crown agency backed by $8 billion in seed funding, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its growing Investments Legal team in Toronto.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of transactional experience, with exposure to infrastructure, project finance, banking and finance, debt/equity financing, or real estate finance considered an asset, but not required. Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills are essential.

With an office located in downtown Toronto (just steps from Union Station), this role offers exposure to complex infrastructure, financing, and investment transactions across sectors including energy, transportation, housing, and community infrastructure.

For further details, please contact Christopher Sweeney at [e-mail]. Ref. #LI34389.

The recruiting efforts for this role are intended to fill a vacant position.