Overview
Contracts Legal Counsel Jobs in Calgary, Canada at Jobtailor
Responsibilities
- Manage and prioritize contract review workload, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
- Oversee the application of Group Legal and Commercial standards, support the implementation of efficient processes, and provide strategic leadership.
- Manage the application of relevant Group Legal and Commercial across the supported business, in conjunction with commercial lead(s).
- Assist/support the implementation of common ways of working to maximise value, gain efficiencies and minimise risk to Wood.
- Managing and maintaining key internal interfaces within supported businesses.
- Champion and promote the application of the Financial Management Framework.
Requirements
- JD (or international equivalent)
- Currently licensed, admitted to practice, and in good standing in Canada and US
- Experience and proven track record of contract review, drafting and negotiation in a service company environment.
- In addition to undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience, the individual should have work experience in the industry which would allow understanding of and exposure to key contracting principles.
- Experience in the negotiation and set up of JVs, MOUs, bidding agreements and consortium agreements.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- Expert knowledge of contract terms, contract principles and drafting and compliance with contracting policies.
- Working knowledge of the Company Finance and HR systems.
- Awareness of all relevant corporate and project procedures.
- Excellent understanding of Client contract structures, principles, and policies.
- Contract experience should cover consulting, engineering and construction projects in at least one of the power, infrastructure, mining, environmental and/or oil and gas industries, EPC, EPCm, standard contract model forms (e.g., NEC, FIDIC, JCT and LOGIC or regional equivalents) preferably in both onshore and offshore environment.
- Relevant Client Facing Contracting
Experience:
4-8+ years
- Supervisory
Experience:
0-4 years
Certifications & Qualifications
- JD (Juris Doctor)
- licensed to practice in Canada
- licensed to practice in the US
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Title: Contracts Legal Counsel
Company: Jobtailor
Location: Calgary, Canada
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