Job Description
Job Summary CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve been addressing the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change. At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future. We are proud to share that CECO was named one of Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Companies for 2025 and that Forbes recognized CECO as one of America’s Most Successful Small‑Cap Companies for 2026, marking our third consecutive year on the Forbes list. CECO Environmental is a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker CECO, reflecting our strong growth, financial performance, and commitment to delivering value to shareholders. CECO Environmental Corp. is seeking a Part-time experienced litigation attorney to serve as Litigation Counsel, responsible for managing litigation and dispute matters enterprise-wide. This role focuses on independent oversight of litigation strategy, pre-litigation risk assessment, outside counsel management, litigation holds, and cost control, while serving as a clear, trusted advisor to the General Counsel, business leaders, and members of the legal team. Litigation Counsel will provide practical, concise, and timely advice; maintain enterprise-level visibility into litigation risk; and ensure consistent, disciplined management of disputes in alignment with CECO’s risk tolerance, values, and outside counsel guidelines. This position will initially be structured as a half-time (0.5 FTE) role, with responsibility scoped to allow effective independent management of assigned matters This role is expected to provide active, hands-on litigation management, not passive oversight, with an eye toward early, cost-effective resolutions rather than simply handing matters to outside counsel. Litigation Counsel will work closely with General Counsel, who has managed CECO’s litigation since 2020, to assume responsibility for and execute day-to-day ownership of litigation matters, drive strategy, and ensure disciplined execution across the enterprise. Success in this role requires independent judgment, clear and succinct communication, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to managing outside counsel and litigation risk. Your Responsibilities Will Be: Enterprise Litigation Management Manage CECO’s litigation and dispute portfolio enterprise-wide, including commercial, employment, product, regulatory, and other claims. Independently assess litigation and pre-litigation matters and provide strategic recommendations regarding case handling, escalation, resolution, or defense. Maintain clear, current visibility into litigation status, trends, and risk exposure across the enterprise. Pre-Litigation Advisory & Business Counseling Provide direct, practical legal advice in the pre-litigation stage, including risk assessment, preservation obligations, early resolution strategies, and coordination with insurers. Serve as a legal advisor and collaborator to business-facing attorneys and directly to business leaders, as appropriate, on dispute-related issues. Support informed decision-making by distilling complex litigation issues into clear, succinct guidance tied to business impact. Outside Counsel Management Actively and assertively manage outside litigation counsel across all litigation matters, including close oversight of strategy, staffing, work product, budgets, and timelines, again with an eye toward cost-effective, early resolutions in lieu of simply proceeding through the standard steps of litigation. This role requires hands-on, detail-driven management of outside counsel to ensure alignment with CECO’s strategy, expectations, and cost discipline. Review, direct, and challenge outside counsel recommendations as necessary to ensure efficient, effective representation and avoidance of unnecessary cost or risk. Review and approve all litigation invoices to ensure strict compliance with CECO’s outside counsel guidelines and any matter-specific direction provided. Oversee national coordinating counsel supporting CECO’s asbestos docket, ensuring consistency of strategy, disciplined cost management, and alignment across jurisdictions. Expectation is the Litigation Counsel will direct, not defer to, outside counsel, and will intervene early and frequently to correct course,