Hepburn Engineering Inc. is a medium sized, highly-skilled engineering firm located in Toronto, ON (Etobicoke) that globally supplies hoists and winches to the mining industry and replenishment-at-sea equipment to blue water navies. Hepburn has a diverse customer base with contracts that vary from smaller contract values to large and complex contracts with the value of the equipment being designed and sold in the multimillion-dollar range, international in scope and taking up to several months to finalize.
The successful candidate will be supporting ownership of the commercial contracting process, including drafting, amending and negotiating contracts. Related contract work may be for Hepburn’s customers, suppliers, vendors or consultants. The contracts often involve procurement rules set up either by private enterprises or government regulations.
The successful candidate will bring strong knowledge and background in general corporate, commercial and contract law; and serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Management, Procurement, Finance, Sales, Human Resources and Information Technology teams. Must be able to demonstrate sound legal and business judgment to make recommendations, and solve legal and business problems, often within tight deadlines.
We are seeking an individual who is comfortable liaising with senior level stakeholders, regulatory bodies and government authorities as required. In addition, our in-house Legal Counsel is someone who keeps their professional knowledge up to date in the areas of commercial agreements, purchasing contracts, regulatory requirements for maintaining professional standing, Employment Standards, and federal regulations for Controlled Goods and Canadian First Level Security Clearance.
Requirements:
- LL.B./J.D. from an accredited law school and a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- A minimum 8+ years of relevant commercial/contract law work experience, preferably in a law firm or as in-house Counsel with an engineering, construction or technical project/service company.
- Professional-level proficiency in English, including excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in any of French, Spanish or Italian language is a plus.
Interested candidates should submit their CV/resume, with a covering letter, to the attention of the Director, Human Resources at: hr@hepeng.com