Senior Counsel, APX

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Counsel to provide comprehensive, high-quality, and practical advice and risk-informed guidance to internal clients across the full project lifecycle—from offer development and contract negotiation through project execution and dispute resolution.

This role supports major nuclear projects, including complex commercial contracts such as major customer and supplier agreements; engineering, procurement, and construction and similar mega-project agreements; teaming agreements; claims; and related legal issues.

This is a remote position, with work that may involve projects in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Depending on the assignment, the position reports to the Assistant General Counsel, APx or Deputy General Counsel, OPx.

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 and counsel 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, including working and negotiating with counsel representing utilities, project developers, construction partners, vendors, and others.
• Manage negotiations and stakeholders in an international environment.
• Supervise and manage external counsel as appropriate.
• Train and advise management on legal issues, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Travel domestically and internationally on an as-required basis.
• Facilitate legal risk management and governance requirements while maintaining compliance with laws and regulations, consistent with applicable ethics expectations.
• Engage with specialists to mitigate risks across the full scope of legal issues associated with new reactor development.
• Stay current on relevant legal developments and provide updates to clients.

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 across 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

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

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 for employees and household members
• 401(k) with employer match contributions
• Paid vacations and company holidays
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities
• Educational reimbursement and career programs
• Global recognition and service programs
• Employee referral program

Location

• Remote position.
• Work may involve projects in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
• Global headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA.