Transcanada Turbines

Contract Specialist

Airdrie, AB

Full-time

About This Job

Summary

Reporting to the Director of Contracts and Compliance, this role is primarily responsible for the review and negotiation of all proposed commercial terms pertaining to TransCanada Turbines business activities, along with support in the areas around policy development, drafting, compliance and training. The individual in this role may also be required to work closely with external counsel on various legal matters as they arise, and to support tasks as assigned by the Vice President, Corporate Services.

Duties

The duties for this role will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

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Conduct review of all proposed commercial and legal terms and where necessary, support and execute negotiations with relevant parties to ensure acceptable terms are agreed.

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Ensure all bids and contracts are compliant with TCT’s risk profile and contracting guidelines.

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Under the guidance of the Director Contracts and Compliance, assist with preparing and maintaining corporate reporting documents to TCT standards.

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Assist in the coordination, review, and preparation of TCT commercial proposals and bid/tender packages.

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Maintain master template agreements and issue contract amendments as required.

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Administer existing contracts and fleet agreements.

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Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements required, such as service agreements, license agreements and supplier contracts.

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Develop and implement checklists, protocols and template agreements for various commercial work required for TCT to carry out relevant business requirements.

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Develop, implement and review TCT's processes, procedures and polices to ensure compliance with TCT standards, while ensuring mitigation of risks.

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Take ownership of Health, Safety and Environmental (“HSE”) issues and support the corporate HSE program and maintain a positive attitude towards the health and safety of employees and work environment.

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Inform and advise corporate and business unit leadership groups on developments in corporate and commercial law and the potential impacts of legislative changes and/or court decisions.

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Provide timely, proactive, and solution-oriented advice to all business units.

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Ensure external legal support is appropriately retained and managed by identifying necessary budget requirements for the provision of external legal services and appropriately managing external legal expenses.

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Carry out or direct legal research as required.

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Ensure all Commercial operations and practices are carried out in accordance with Commercial Department requirements and company policies and procedures.

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Carry out any additional duties as assigned by the Director Contracts and Compliance.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate shall have or demonstrate the following qualifications:

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A background in business management, contract administration, legal and/or a closely related field is required. A combination of relevant work experience may also be considered.

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Ability to analyze and understand contract conditions and to apply and comply with statutory legislation and regulations.

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Have superior contract drafting, negotiating, and reviewing skills.

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Have experience independently managing corporate/commercial legal files.

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Experience with international contract and contract negotiation is strongly preferred.

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Be detail-oriented and possess strong organizational and time management skills.

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Must be able to work independently and productively.

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Able to meet critical deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

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Possess strong communication skills both written and verbal, along with demonstrated negotiation and analytical skills.

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Bilingual/Multilingual skills are an asset.

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Strong technical writing skills are required.

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Must be willing to support a significant number of administrative duties.

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Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Outlook 365.

Personal Characteristics

In addition to core competencies for this position, equally important are the interpersonal components. Specifically, the successful candidate will have:

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Have a low-ego, can-do, "roll up your sleeves" attitude, where no task is ever too small.

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Be a self-starter with a customer service-oriented work style.

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Have a strong work ethic and the drive and motivation to excel in a dynamic, fast- paced work environment that is team focused.

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Be a hands-on individual who can juggle multiple and changing priorities without compromising quality and deadlines.

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Have a willingness and desire to learn TCT's business, as well possess excellent business judgment and commercial acumen

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Demonstrate an outstanding relationship-building capability to build relationships with internal clients within the organization

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Possess acute analytical and critical thinking skills

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Be able to work independently, as well as part of a team

Employee/team flexibility is of prime importance to TransCanada Turbines. It is important that all employees are willing and able to assist with any activity, at any time, as necessary to support the needs of a changing and demanding customer base in the gas turbine repair and overhaul business.

The minimum training and/or educational requirement for this role is a background in business management, legal or a closely related field; or a combination of education and experience that allows the individual to adequately perform the role as determined by the Director Contracts and Compliance.

Deadline to apply is Monday, June 23, 2025.

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