Job DescriptionYour contribution!As Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting the company's activities across the full lifecycle of renewable energy projects. You will provide practical, business-oriented legal advice on project development, procurement, construction, acquisitions, financing, commercial contracting, and partnerships.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to support projects across BQuebec, other Canadian provinces, and the United States-from early-stage development through financing, construction, operation, and potential acquisition.
Your day-to-day!- Participate in renewable energy project development, procurement, construction, acquisition, financing, and corporate transaction files
- Support legal workstreams related to project financings, acquisitions, partnerships, and development initiatives, including due diligence, documentation, closing, and post-closing follow-up
- Monitor and ensure the completion of legal commitments and obligations before and after transaction closings
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts (development, procurement, services, confidentiality, partnership, financing-related and project-related agreements)
- Coordinate and manage legal aspects of community, Indigenous, commercial, and financial partnerships in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Provide practical legal advice to business units on operations, risk management, governance, and commercial relationships
- Support the development and implementation of internal legal processes, templates, and best practices
- Manage multiple files and complex transactions while coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel
Your skills, our requirements!- Member in good standing of the Bar of Quebec or another Canadian province
- Membership in a U.S. state bar is an asset
- 5 to 7 years of relevant legal experience (law firm, in-house, or both)
- Experience in areas such as project financing, mergers and acquisitions, renewable energy project development, infrastructure, procurement, construction, commercial contracts, or corporate transactions
- Experience in renewable energy, power, infrastructure, natural resources, or project development sectors is an asset
- Experience coordinating due diligence, transaction closings, and post-closing obligations is an asset
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities within tight deadlines
- Strong organizational skills, autonomy, attention to detail, and sound judgment
- High degree of integrity, professionalism, discretion, and ethical standards
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across legal, business, technical, financial, and operational teams
- Practical, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Familiarity with document management systems or legal project management platforms is an asset
- Bilingualism (French and English, written and spoken) is required to ensure collaboration with different stakeholders outside of Québec on a regular basis.
Additional considerations!- The position can be based in the company's Headquarters in Longueuil (Qc).
- This position is a P3 level.
Our benefits!- Competitive salary and annual bonus;
- Three weeks vacation to start and paid vacations during the holiday season;
- 100% Innergex-funded medical insurance from day one of employment, including primary care services through dialogue (or telemedicine) for permanent positions;
- Group retirement plans with employer participation;
- 100% Employer-funded Wellness Account;
- Electric vehicle (E-VIP) incentive program;
- Hybrid work model;
- Career development opportunities;
- Offices accessible by public transportation.
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