Senior Legal Counsel

Join WSP's Canadian Legal team, supporting operations across Canada, with a focus on the Transportation & Infrastructure sector. As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide practical, strategic legal guidance across the project life cycle and help teams pursue complex opportunities with clarity and confidence. Key responsibilities include: Advising Canadian Operations on the negotiation, drafting, and interpretation of contracts, with a focus on Transportation & Infrastructure. Guiding project teams with strategic, timely legal advice throughout the full project life cycle. Drafting and reviewing legal documents, including WSP contract templates, commercial agreements, and project-specific documentation. Reviewing and helping negotiate public and private RFPs and supporting service offers for major, strategic, and alternative-delivery projects. Assessing business opportunities and risk profiles, and presenting clear recommendations to internal risk committees for bid approval. Promoting compliance with WSP's authorization matrix, corporate policies, governance requirements, and applicable laws and regulations. Partnering with the Claims & Litigation Team on contractual disputes and claims, and participating in internal and external stakeholder meetings. Supporting ongoing projects and the broader Legal Team with responsive legal advice in the normal course of business. Requirements: Membership in good standing with a Canadian provincial bar. At least 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in-house, with exposure to transportation and infrastructure projects, construction, or engineering. Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements in the construction or engineering industry. Experience with traditional and alternative delivery models, including collaborative agreements, progressive design-build, integrated project delivery, and related joint venture, teaming, and partnering agreements. Ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance for senior management, executives, and multidisciplinary stakeholders. Strong business judgement, risk-management capability, conflict-resolution skills, and the ability to manage multiple urgent priorities. High degree of autonomy, initiative, organisation, and attention to detail, combined with a collaborative legal-service mindset. Bilingualism in French and English is an asset; proficiency with Microsoft 365 is required. This hybrid role requires at least 3 days per week in the office. Compensation: AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $114,600 - $151,800 MB & ON: $104,500 - $143,900 NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $103,500 - $137,400 Job Data by YubHub .