Director, Transaction Legal

The Director, Transaction Legal will provide high-quality and commercially-minded legal advice and service to the Project Delivery team for the successful execution of construction projects utilizing a variety of project delivery options and models including design-bid-build, progressive design build, construction management, and public-private partnership (P3).

What You Will Do

• Oversee the provision of legal support on a portfolio of projects. Be accountable for a team of lawyers in their carriage of files and issue management, and responsible for managing the team’s performance. 
• Support the professional development of assigned legal team members through training, coaching and mentoring.
• Provide direction, advice, and guidance to project lawyers in structuring, implementing, and supporting construction projects through all phases of project delivery including planning, procurement, negotiation, and implementation. This will often require innovative thinking to develop and negotiate agreements reflecting the needs of each project. 
• Draft, review, analyze and negotiate complex agreements, opinions, memoranda, and procurement documents to manage risk and ensure that the government’s objectives are achieved.
• Support the Transaction Legal Vice Presidents on corporate-wide initiatives and other general matters. 
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with project partners, funding partners, industry players and other stakeholders.
• Oversee and direct external counsel; interpret and disseminate legal advice and recommendations to senior lawyers and senior management.
• Represent Infrastructure Ontario in relations with representatives of the government, public- and private-sector stakeholders, the media and the general public.
• Lead, design and develop continuous improvement initiatives and program changes as required.
• Educate legal team and internal clients on legal matters through discussions and presentations.
• Ensure compliance with Infrastructure Ontario’s governance requirements. 
• Assume other legal and management duties as assigned.

What We Are Looking For

• We are seeking an individual with several years of experience practicing law or similar related experience in the area(s) of construction, infrastructure, corporate/commercial, commercial real estate, project finance, and/or procurement law.
  • Construction law experience is preferred, and demonstrated knowledge of non-P3 construction templates, contracts, and project delivery models is desired.
  • Experience with P3 or other project finance transactions is considered an asset.
  • Experience acting for clients (in either the public or private sector) on large and/or complex transactions is desired.
• The individual must have a university degree in law (LL.B or JD) and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. 
• The ideal candidate will have the following skills and personal attributes:
  • Proven management and leadership skills and abilities.
  • Demonstrated ability to understand business issues quickly, think strategically, understand the business implications of proposed legal solutions and exercise good judgment in providing timely and practical legal, strategic and commercial advice. 
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a way that can be understood by both lawyers and non-legal clients. 
  • Demonstrated ability to identify areas of change and initiate, drive and see through such change to completion. 
  • Consistently demonstrates reliability, a commitment to a high level of quality and care in their work, decisiveness, self-confidence, self-control and self-awareness.
  • Strong legal writing and drafting skills.
  • The ability to thrive in a fast paced, high pressure and multi-task environment with changing priorities. 
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a large team-based environment of a growing organization.

What We Offer

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
• A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee. IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
• A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
• Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
• Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs.
• A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.

We offer a competitive salary range.  Pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate.
This posting will close on April 30, 2025.
Interviews will occur on a rolling basis until the role is filled.