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Scarborough Transit Connect (STC) is a joint venture between Aecon and FCC Canada Ltd. that was selected by Metrolinx to deliver the Scarborough Subway Extension – Stations, Rails and Systems (SSE-SRS) package. The Scarborough Subway Extension will bring the TTC’s Line 2 subway service nearly eight kilometers farther into Scarborough. It will extend from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, providing quick and seamless transit for those heading into and out of the downtown core and those travelling within Scarborough. The extension will replace Line 3 (the Scarborough RT), helping to reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, schools, and other key destinations throughout the city.

As part of the Scarborough Transit Connect project, we are looking for a qualified Legal Counsel to join our team.

What You Will Do :

• Provide legal support with respect to claims, including investigating, analyzing, managing, negotiating and resolving claims.
• Provide legal leadership on behalf of STC for the drafting and negotiation of key subcontract and supply agreements, and other related documents.
• Identify core legal and commercial issues of importance to STC and work closely with project leadership to prepare negotiation positions and advocate said positions with counter-parties.
• Provide legal support for the project team with particular emphasis on supporting the subcontract administration team and commercial team.
• Manage and monitor compliance with STC’s policies in relation to subcontracts.
• Build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with senior project leadership, external counsel, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Foster and promote a work environment that is productive, collaborative, inclusive, and diverse with a team culture of integrity, professionalism, and excellence.
• Follow developments in caselaw and statutes.
• Provide project management with advice and recommendations and claim strategy.
• Develop and improve dispute processes and procedures.
• Educate project team across all disciplines regarding claim prevention and management dispute resolution.

Experience You Will Bring :

• You are an active member in good standing of a Law Society in Canada.
• You have demonstrated working experience / knowledge of commercial contract law and claims / disputes.
• You have working knowledge of the Construction Act (Ontario).
• You have 3 or more years legal experience in a private practice or as in-house counsel in contractual claims, disputes, and negotiations.
• You have demonstrated versatility with the ability to learn new project delivery models.
• You have demonstrated verbal reasoning skills with the ability to interpret the precise definition of written documents such as contracts, legislation, and case decisions.
• You are an effective communicator, negotiator, and consensus builder and can effectively influence without formal authority and work collaboratively with colleagues and divergent stakeholder positions.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive pay, comprehensive health and dental benefits, and RRSP matching plans.
• The opportunity to work on one of the most exciting rail projects in Toronto.
• A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
• A work environment focused on health and safety.

STC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of citizenship, race, place of origin, ethnic origin, colour, ancestry, disability, age, creed, sex / pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and record of offences.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner through the implementation of the requirements of the AODA and its applicable regulations. If you require accommodation under the AODA during any step of the application process, please email us at [emailprotected].