Job Description

Company Description

Bantrel is proud to be a leading provider of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services in Canada.

Since our inception in 1983, we have delivered end-to-end solutions for some of Canada\'s most challenging and complex energy, mining and infrastructure projects, with an unrelenting focus on safety, while delivering to the highest degree of quality. Bantrel performs design and procurement services from our Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto offices and delivers construction management and self perform construction services at various Client sites across Canada.

Our global reach and local touch is demonstrated by our affiliation with our parent company, Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest EPC companies in the world, and with McCaig Investments, a Canadian owned private company with longstanding ties to the local business community.



Summary

Bantrel is seeking an energetic, self-motivated and team-oriented Senior Legal Counsel to join its Legal and Risk Management team. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Legal Counsel will provide high quality, timely and relevant legal assistance to all the functional groups of Bantrel\'s core business and affiliates.

Bantrel is a private, closely held EPC/EPCM company with a long-term track record of profitability, focused strategy and supportive, patient shareholders. We provide professional engineering, procurement, construction management and direct construction services across Canada to reputable clients, predominantly in the heavy industrial sector. Our core competencies are in energy, mining, power and infrastructure.

Headquartered in Calgary, Bantrel has corporate operations in Edmonton, Toronto, and field sites across Canada and in the United States. Our global reach and local delivery are demonstrated by our affiliation with a major global EPC firm, which provides us with the ability to draw on global expertise, alongside the autonomy to operate independently.

Bantrel offers a friendly, supportive corporate culture that revolves around our Vision, Values, and Covenants: People, Safety & Health, Ethics, Quality, Innovation, Sustainability.

As a member of the Bantrel team, the successful candidate will gain exposure to a wide-variety of challenging legal work in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors throughout Canada. In addition, Bantrel offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefit package, professional development opportunities, flexible work schedules, and a safe, supportive workplace.

Learn more about Bantrel at .

Please note this position is not eligible for a relocation subsidy or living out allowance.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the Bantrel Legal and Risk Management (LRM) team, providing advice to Bantrel\'s energy, mining and metals, power, infrastructure and construction teams;
• Advise and collaborate with all Bantrel businesses in order to achieve commercial objectives in alignment with the corporate vision, values, and covenants;
• Negotiate and draft a variety of contracts and generally provide legal support on commercial transactions;
• Provide legal advice and support to functions across the business, in particular:

• Procurement/Supply Chain on contracting and related issues;
• Human Resources on employment, OH&S and labour relations matters;
• Client Solutions on tender management and processes, requests for proposal and award matters;
• Provide support as part of the LRM team on claims and litigation management;
• Provide legal advice and support to business leaders and project teams;
• Liaise with Bantrel legal staff and personnel in other departments and on projects.

Qualifications

Core Competencies

The successful candidate will bring a balance of strong technical legal skills, as well as be highly organized, detail-oriented and discerning. They will ideally bring knowledge of the construction industry and major capital projects in the heavy industrial industries. In addition, the successful candidate will:

• Be licensed and in good standing to practice law in Alberta;
• Have a successful track record of at least ten years of post-call corporate commercial legal experience, gained in-house or with a well-regarded law firm;
• Possess senior-level commercial legal expertise, with strong reviewing, drafting and negotiating skills;
• Have experience supporting commercial transactions;
• Able to convey complex legal issues in a practical manner useful to all Bantrel\'s business teams;
• Previous experience with construction law and EPC contract formation is ideal.

Personal Characteristics

As important as the technical skills this lawyer brings to the table, are the softer interpersonal components of the job. The successful candidate will:

• Display the confidence, judgment and business acumen required to successfully negotiate key contracts and be a key member of the Bantrel Legal and Risk Management team;
• Be a \xe2\x80\x9chands-on\xe2\x80\x9d lawyer who is practical, pragmatic, and customer service oriented, with a willingness and ability to learn the company\'s business;
• Be able to communicate in a clear, concise, understandable manner, both orally and in writing;
• Possess confident legal skills, a breadth and depth of expertise, exceptional team player skills at a senior level, and a positive attitude;
• Provide strong problem-solving instincts, with the capability to be decisive;
• Display a high level of energy, enthusiasm, and motivation to make Bantrel successful;
• Possess solid organizational skills and the ability to establish and focus on key priorities while taking a hands-on approach to managing issues and contributing to projects and transactions.

Additional Information

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for further review will be contacted. All other resumes will be retained for future consideration.

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