Sr Legal Counsel (Nuclear and Infrastructure)

Canadian Commercial Corporation•Ottawa, ON

6d•CA$147,000 - CA$188,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) is Canada’s only government to government contracting agency. For over 75 years, governments around the world have entrusted CCC to reliably deliver made-in Canada solutions and projects of national importance. Through its international contracting expertise, CCC simplifies and expedites acquisitions from Canadian suppliers across sectors including aerospace, defence and security, information and communications technology, cleantech and energy, and public infrastructure. The Sr Legal Counsel, Nuclear and Infrastructure is responsible to provide a wide range of legal advice and services to the international prime contract (IPC) business lines to promote trade between Canada and other countries, leads complex files, engages with a range of stakeholders, and provides strategic advice and services to the executive level to facilitate corporate planning, reporting, and governance.

Requirements

Completion of bachelor’s degree
Admission to the Law Society of Ontario or of another Province or Territory
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in commercial and corporate law
Knowledge of issues, trends, best practices, and challenges related to core mandate and program area, infrastructure construction, commercial export operations, and international contracting
Knowledge of office productivity software and databases, discipline-specific software, enterprise software, and technology devices
Knowledge of relevant governing legislation, regulations, and guidelines
Knowledge of relevant economic, political, legal, cultural, and social contexts of partners and stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in both Official Languages is strongly recommended.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic advice to the Vice-President, other senior executives, and the board on legal, business, and management issues.
Provide legal review of complex nuclear and other infrastructure projects across their full lifecycle.
Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including joint venture agreements and subcontracts.
Prepares a range of submissions and briefs for external stakeholders (ministry and Treasury Board) on individual projects as well as overarching policy.
Participates in external stakeholder meetings, reviews, interprets, and negotiates contracts between exporter and buyer, and mitigates risk and liability for CCC.
Provides legal advice to officers, senior officials, and the board on individual projects as well as overarching policy and procedures.
Participates in negotiation and drafting of a variety of agreements of varying complexities, with a particular focus on unique or novel international infrastructure commercial transactions from initial steps to execution.
Leads and reviews legal documents and correspondence on a project-to-project basis to determine legality and adherence to guidelines and standards; recommends alternatives in cases of non-compliance to ensure legally acceptable decisions.