Senior Legal Counsel

Sedgman is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel North America West to join its growing Mining & Minerals business and to support our North American offices along with our Senior Legal Counsel N.A. East. This role will be based in Vancouver, BC., and will report into the General Counsel in Brisbane Australia.

The ideal incumbent will have experience in engineering and the construction industry, preferably in the mining sector, and they will have a strong understanding of the concepts and potential risks associated with feasibility studies, detailed design and through to project delivery. We require demonstrated experience in providing accurate, commercial and timely legal advice to the business to ensure legal / contractual risks are appropriately managed and the development, implementation and monitoring of appropriate risk management strategies are implemented in accordance with our commercial limits.

This includes assisting with day to day management of legal function and compliance with reporting requirements and corporate governance policies.

With offices globally, Sedgman offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. This is an incredibly exciting time to join Sedgman as we pivot to become a key player in supporting the development of critical minerals projects globally.

Come join us, be a part of the Sedgman team helping to shape the future, and make a significant impact on the world.

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as the primary legal contact on North American West projects / contracts for the N.A. West offices and region
• Provide high quality and practical advice on engineering and construction law matters to assist the business in critical decision making
• Provide high quality advice and guidance to the business on day to day legal matters in a timely way
• Review head contract conditions and subcontract qualifications and advise on issues to be addressed to ensure corporate compliance
• Negotiate/draft contract amendments and close out of head contracts and subcontracts
• Sign-off on compliance of contracts in line with Sedgman risk management policy prior to execution
• Roll out Sedgman training on contract fundamentals
• Assist with development of appropriate responses to deal with issues arising under contracts during the construction/operational phase, with particular focus on early dispute resolution
• Conform subcontract suite with individual head contracts and issue to project procurement team
• Assist General Counsel and Company Secretary with ad hoc legal and governance requirements
• Assist in mentoring legal counsel and law clerks

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Law degree and be a member of a Bar for at least 8 years.
• Must have a minimum of 4 years’ experience working for an Engineering / Consulting / EPC/M firm in engineering and/or construction law.
• Experience in construction, commercial and contract law, including negotiating and drafting of EPCM and/or EPC contracts is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively synthesize and simplify complex legal concepts for senior management and other company stakeholders.
• Mining industry knowledge is a huge asset with experience in construction/engineering, partnerships (joint ventures/alliances) and major projects (alternative delivery such as collaborative agreements, alliance agreements and integrated project delivery (IPD) agreements and strategic projects) is a plus.
• Negotiation skills and the ability to analyze situations effectively to lead conflict resolution.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, handle heavy volume of legal review requests and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent presentation skills; may be required to present to the broader legal team and senior management on a variety of issues.
• High degree of autonomy and excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office 365 suite (proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Excel…