Sr. Counsel - Commercial (Power)

Primary purpose:

Provide day-to-day commercial legal support to the power division, as they execute on new power purchase agreements (PPAs).    

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Support the administration of PPAs, including drafting and reviewing relevant notices under the PPAs working closely with the EPC claims attorney to ensure alignment between the EPC and PPA.
• Draft, review, and negotiate any required amendments to the PPAs.
• Provide support on interpretation of the PPAs and the requirements thereunder.
• Attend all stakeholder meetings to ensure legal considerations are raised, and the team is progressing the project to achieve the necessary milestones. 
• Assist the team as they stand up a new business line to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and PPAs.
• Support project financing due diligence efforts.
• Represent the power division on any commercial intercompany agreements, e.g., procuring water, natural gas transportation, carbon sequestration, etc.
• Draft, review, and negotiate any necessary ancillary contracts to support the project. 
• Draft, review, and negotiate miscellaneous commercial contracts.
• Facilitate and oversee outside counsel.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, other internal meetings and meetings with customers, investors, partners, other third parties, and/or regulators as requested.

Other daily, weekly, monthly or special project duties as identified and defined.

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited institution.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:

• Ten (10) years of relevant legal experience
• Intermediate proficiency level in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:

• Must be licensed to practice law in the U.S.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the Company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:

• Able to work independently and quickly, self-starter, successfully perform multiple tasks and balance competing demanding deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to listen carefully.
• Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes.
• Ability to write clearly and effectively.
• Proficiency with relevant legal research tools.
• Able to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.
• Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
• Deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy and professionalism.
• Maintain regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.
• Work non-traditional hours as needed.
• Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

All of the physical requirements listed below are those that may be necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting; standing; walking or moving throughout facility; driving; talking; seeing (specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus); hearing; feeling; bending or stooping; squatting or crouching; reaching; kneeling; pushing; pulling; lifting up to 25 lbs.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time.
• The employee is regularly required to use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel.  The employee is required to talk and hear.  The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance.  The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

• Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None.