Junior Counsel

Job description

Position Type

📌 Non-unionized, temporary position (15 months)
📆 Full-time – 37.5 hours/week

Why Join PJCCI?

PJCCI is a collaborative and innovative team responsible for the management, rehabilitation, and maintenance of key transportation infrastructures in Quebec. Working at PJCCI means joining a team of experts dedicated to the longevity of iconic infrastructures and fostering connections between communities.

Benefits

✅ Flexible schedule
✅ Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
✅ Defined benefit pension plan
✅ 15 vacation days after one year, 15 sick leave days, 5 personal days
✅ Comprehensive group insurance plan
✅ Reimbursement of fitness membership fees
✅ Continuous training and referral program
✅ Partial reimbursement of public transit pass or free parking
✅ Charging stations for electric vehicles at preferential rates
✅ Offices near Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro station

Your Role

Reporting to the Director of Legal Affairs, you will be responsible for reviewing and updating the company’s contractual documents while providing legal support to various departments.

Key Responsibilities

✅ Review legal documents, including tender documents and contracts.
✅ Update standardized contractual documents for construction and professional services.
✅ Organize legal training sessions for employees (engineers, technicians).
✅ Conduct legal monitoring and assess its impact on PJCCI activities.
✅ Prepare legal documents and ensure their signing by all relevant parties.
✅ Analyze and process claims addressed to the company.
✅ Manage cases assigned to external legal advisors.
✅ Attend project meetings and ensure compliance with legal obligations.
✅ Provide legal advisory support to various departments.
✅ Collaborate with the Senior Legal Affairs and Human Resources Directorate.
✅ Perform any other related duties.

Required experience and qualifications

Required Qualifications

🎓 Member of the Quebec Bar.
📅 Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
💻 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote).
🗣️ Excellent command of French and English, both written and spoken.

Assets

✅ Experience in contract law, public procurement law, and construction law.

Key Competencies

✅ Strong writing, analytical, and synthesis skills.
✅ Organizational, time management, and priority-setting skills.
✅ Attention to detail, autonomy, and thoroughness.
✅ Team player with strong interpersonal and client-oriented skills.

Application Process

📩 Submit your CV and cover letter to:
Marie-Hélène Cloutier, Project Manager, Recruitment
📧 mcloutier@zsa.ca
📞 (514) 228-2880, ext. 330
🔗 Visit PJCCI’s Careers page for more details.

⚠️ Only selected candidates will be contacted.

Commitment to Equity

🌍 PJCCI applies an employment equity program and encourages Indigenous people, women, racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities to apply.
♿ Our offices are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Job posting period

Until 2025-03-13 at 04:48