Job Description

Project: The Woodfibre LNG Project is located approximately 7 km west-southwest of Squamish, British Columbia. It involves the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the previous Woodfibre pulp mill site, which would have a storage capacity of 250,000 m3 and would produce approximately 2.1 million tonnes per year of LNG. Woodfibre LNG Limited is a privately held Canadian company based in Vancouver, and a subsidiary of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited. Position Woodfibre LNG (WLNG) is seeking Senior Legal Counsel to be located in our Vancouver or Calgary offices for a term opportunity that will begin in 2022 or early 2023 and continue to the end of project commissioning in 2027. While this role is of limited duration, opportunities for transfer into other areas of the Pacific Energy Canada enterprise may be available when the Woodfibre LNG role winds down. Key Responsibilities: The role reports commercially to the President of Woodfibre LNG and functionally to the Vice President, Legal and is part of a small, cross-functional team that serves the diverse needs of the Woodfibre LNG project. The ideal candidate would bring strong work ethic, exceptional drafting skills, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, effective and creative approach to the in-house legal role. More importantly, we are looking for candidates with a desire to be part of one of the first LNG projects in the Canada and the greenest in the world. As a small, high-performing legal team, our members are expected to handle a broad range of legal matters that companies face in the energy industry. While workloads may be allocated to various team members with a particular experience or interest, we are looking for self-starters that are able to quickly identify and prioritize legal and commercial issues and work collaboratively with stakeholders (internal and external) to develop practical and risk-balanced solutions. Ideal candidates should have broad and deep experience in the development or regulation of natural resource projects in Canada, with an ability to address a broad range of issues and prepare a variety of agreements, including but not limited to following:

• Regulatory matters at the federal, provincial, municipal and First Nations levels;
• Environmental and regulatory compliance;
• Permitting processes, including First Nations consultation;
• Implementation of Impact Benefit Agreements with First Nations;
• Procurement (focused on local and Indigenous procurement);
• Planning for and implementing the company\'s response to civil disobedience;
• Contract negotiation, drafting, review, processing and management; and,
• Business development, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent and purchase and sale agreements.

It is not expected that the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate mastery in all of the above categories, however, preferred candidates should be able demonstrate material experience in several of the above. Requirements Required Experience:

• At least 8+ years\' experience in commercial and natural resource related law in British Columbia or Alberta
• Canadian law degree and current membership (or willingness to obtain membership) in the law society of British Columbia or Alberta

Application guidelines: Please email your resume to careers@wlng.ca \xe2\x80\x93 with subject header Senior Legal Counsel. Woodfibre LNG employees based in, or work out of, Vancouver office are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with our COVID-19 Vaccination guideline as a condition of being eligible for the recruitment process. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required. If you are not able to obtain COVID-19 vaccination for a reason related to a protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation, you can request accommodation from Woodfibre LNG.
Please note only qualified candidates with work authorization in Canada will be contacted.
Thank you in advance for your interest! Woodfibre LNG Ltd is an equal opportunity employer.