Your responsibilities

• Reviews terms and conditions of bid documents, contracts (service/maintenance agreements, modernization agreements, new installation/construction agreements), and change orders.
• Negotiates and approves contract terms with sales representatives and customers.
• Supports projects and initiatives that have regulatory, legal or operational risk implications.
• Advises departments and customers of contractual rights and obligations.
• Assists contract administrator with completion of insurance and bond request forms, as needed.
• Assists Contracts & Risk Management Director, and relevant branch representatives, in drafting and issuing demand letters to non-paying customers, and negotiating settlements of unpaid accounts and early contract cancellations.
• Assists Contracts & Risk Management Director in reviewing and revising national agreements, preparing contract review guidance documents for internal use, and conducting research into legislative updates and other contract-related industry trends, as required.
• Involvement with legal notice of delinquent AR issues and resolution of same with the branches
• Performs other legal research and administrative duties to support and assist in Legal, Compliance, Contracts & Risk Administration, as assigned.

Your qualifications

• Post-secondary university degree, and/or certificate – law, legal administration, and/ or paralegal studies.
• 2+ years' experience in contract review and administration; specific experience with construction contracts in Canada is an asset.
• Familiarity with legal terminology with the ability to read and interpret legal verbiage.
• Strong analytical skills, negotiation skills, and detail-oriented.
• The ability to work in a fast paced and deadline-driven working environment with minimal direction.
• Well-developed written and oral communication and ability to collaborate with a team.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

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