Overview
This role involves a highly experienced attorney who works independently with major matter, team, or client responsibilities, as well as project-specific/mentoring responsibilities for other attorneys. The work generally involves matters of very substantial importance and often includes frequent supervision of professional teams handling legal matters.
Responsibilities
- Serve as principal legal advisor supporting the day-to-day operation of non-nuclear generation assets on the East Coast and Mid-West
- Partner directly with operations leadership, commercial teams, engineering, environmental, asset management, and legal subject matter experts to identify legal and commercial risk early and develop creative, business-oriented strategies that enable safe and reliable operations
- Advise on compliance, environmental, financial, real property, tax, commercial, and corporate issues
- Draft, negotiate, and advise on complex operational agreements, including:
- co-generation steam and energy supply
- fuel supply
- O&M
- LTSA
- procurement
- construction
- real estate agreements
- Provide strategic legal support during planned outages, forced outages, emergency operations events, major equipment failures, and restoration activities
- Assist with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, including asset integrations, due diligence, transaction documentation, and regulatory approvals
- Manage outside counsel to maximize benefit and minimize costs
- Develop familiarity (not primary responsibility) with federal and wholesale power market regulatory matters associated with power plants, including PJM, ISO-NE, and NYISO, and support associated compliance efforts
- Collaborate with internal legal department subject matter experts (including Operations, Environmental Health & Safety, Construction/Engineering, Government and Regulatory, Trading and Origination, Tax, Accounting, and Public Relations/Corporate Communications) to develop practical legal solutions that support fleet optimization
- Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization by translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable business advice
Requirements
- LLB or JD from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdictions
- At least 10-12 years of professional experience in a specialized area of law
- Comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the legal field to complete complex assignments
- Excellent legal research and analytical abilities, with ongoing knowledge of federal and/or state law
- Strong analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications
- 10+ years of practicing commercial law in a law firm or corporation, including substantial experience providing commercial legal support to power generation assets or energy infrastructure
- Deep understanding of power generation operations in PJM, ISO-NE, and NYISO
- Experience serving as the primary legal advisor to plant operations, commercial, and asset management teams
- Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced operating environment
Compensation & Benefits
- Expected salary range: $219,600 to $244,000 (varies based on experience)
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k)
- Bonus program
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee stock purchase program
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including wellbeing programs
- Disability and life insurance benefits
- Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days
Location
- Remote flexibility, with requirement to work an East Coast Time Zone (EST) schedule
- Travel required to meet with team members, organizational partners, and customers; approximately 10-15% travel anticipated annually