Senior Counsel, APX

Overview

Requisition Number: 34522

This role involves providing comprehensive, high-quality, practical, and risk-informed legal advice to internal clients across the full project lifecycle—from offer development and contract negotiation through project execution and dispute resolution. Counsel will support complex commercial contracts tied to major nuclear projects, including major customer and supplier agreements, engineering/procurement/construction and similar mega-project agreements, teaming agreements, claims, and related legal issues.

Location: Cranberry Township, US

This is a remote position. The role may support global projects involving Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Compensation is estimated to be $144,000 to $180,000 per year (dependent on experience, qualifications, and skills).

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to APX commercial operations teams, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, financing agreements, and strategic corporate alliances.
• Advise on large and complex customer contracts, including new reactor development projects and related procurements.
• Provide prompt, practical, risk-informed advice to internal clients on complex commercial agreements, teaming agreements and joint ventures, engineering services agreements, and feasibility studies.
• Represent the organization in commercial negotiations and disputes, working and negotiating with counsel representing utilities, project developers, construction partners, vendors, and others.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and negotiation efforts in an international environment.
• Supervise and manage external counsel as appropriate.
• Train and advise management on legal issues, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate compliance with laws and regulations while minimizing commercial legal risks, consistent with applicable global ethics requirements.
• Engage specialists to mitigate risks across the full scope of legal issues associated with new reactor development.
• Stay current on legal developments within the scope of responsibilities and provide updates to clients.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 5–10+ years of experience representing clients in complex industrial/construction/procurement contract negotiations or high-value major project litigation matters.
• Experience providing legal advice covering the full scope of commercial business issues related to mega-project contract negotiations.
• Admission to practice in an appropriate US jurisdiction.
• Experience developing high-quality legal documents, including commercial agreements, letters and other external correspondence, and memoranda.

Preferred Qualifications

• Foreign language skills.
• Prior in-house experience.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range (dependent on experience, qualifications, and skills): $144,000 to $180,000 per year.

Representative benefits may include:

• Comprehensive Medical benefits (medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage) and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
• Wellness Programs, including an Employee Assistance Program supporting employees and household members
• 401(k) with Company Match Contributions
• Paid vacations and company holidays
• Opportunities for flexible work arrangements
• Educational reimbursement and comprehensive career programs
• Global recognition and service programs
• Employee referral program

Location

• Cranberry Township, US
• Remote position

Additional Information

Employment opportunities may require access to information subject to US export control regulations. Hiring decisions must comply with applicable US export control requirements, and applicants for employment opportunities in other countries must meet comparable export control requirements of that country and the United States.