Senior Attorney (3904)

Company: ENGIE Group
Location: Oakland
Posted on: November 19, 2021

Job Description:

The Distributed Renewables team (EDR) is seeking a highly motivated, creative, results-oriented attorney to join the team as a Senior Attorney. This role will have a broad range of responsibilities to help support and facilitate a rapidly growing business. The Senior Attorney position will be responsible for providing legal support to all aspects of the Distributed Renewables business entity, including origination, project development, project M&A, construction and financing. The position will report directly to the Head of Legal, Distributed Renewables and is open to the Chicago, IL, Houston, TX and Oakland, CA areas. What you'll do:

• Develops and executes comprehensive legal strategies and solutions to facilitate EDR's and its affiliates' commercial objectives while mitigating any associated legal risk.
• Drafts and negotiates a variety of commercial agreements (e.g. Confidentiality Agreements, Power Purchase Agreements, Leases, Supply Agreements, EPC Agreement) and other agreements to support the development team's activities.
• Identifies and helps resolve legal issues and areas of risk.
• Reviews title work, identify and helps resolve title issues and oversee issuance of title insurance.
• Assists with review and negotiations of finance agreements, including tax-equity finance and debt, and support activities related to financial closings including facilitation of investor due diligence and review of closing documents.
• Ensures that all agreements comply with the ENGIE company policies.
• Develops and maintains templates to support EDR's activities.
• Support the acquisition of solar and storage projects.
• Research and provide guidance on State and Federal laws and regulations that are relevant to the development teams' activities, including all tax, energy and environmental, labor, construction and privacy laws as well as all State incentive programs
• Provides legal support related to the structuring of transactions, joint ventures and partnership financing structures.
• Supervise external counsel to ensure high-quality and efficient work product. What you bring:
  • JD from an ABA accredited law school required
  • Must be licensed to practice law in one of the fifty (50) United States.
  • 10 years or more of law firm and/or in-house experience in the US power sector.
  • Commercial contracting experience in the renewable energy field with an emphasis on distributed generation, including solar and energy storage, preferred.
  • Real estate, permitting, construction and M&A experience also preferred
  • Excellent drafting and commercial skills
  • Being familiar with, and demonstrate responsibility for a range of structured finance transactions
  • Technical and legal (and other) risk awareness skills
  • Demonstrating experience with innovative deals and structuring
  • Articulating firm's governance and risk policies
  • Transaction and project management skills
  • Excellent verbal and written skills Why ENGIE? ENGIE North America isn't just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we're leading it! Join us as we develop energy that is more renewable, more efficient and more accessible to everyone. Unite with us in leading the transformation of the world of energy! ENGIE is looking for talented and motivated individuals to create the future of energy and customer solutions. Join a rewarding and flexible work environment that encourages innovation and creativity to help customers meet their energy challenges today and in the future. Are you up for the challenge? At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. So ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is also an affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees. We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ENGIE are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. ENGIE is committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union, or domestic partnership status, military service or veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (referred to as "protected characteristics") as defined by applicable federal, state or local law in the locations where we operate. If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com . Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status. Additional Information
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