*This Position is REMOTE
Summary
The Corporate Counsel will draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts for the development, interconnect, construction, procurement, and engineering (“EPC”), financing, operations and maintenance (“O&M”), and gas distribution of waste-to-energy facilities. The Corporate Counsel will also provide general legal support for the renewables business, including with respect to corporate governance, entity management, financings, dispute resolution, insurance, acquisitions, and other areas.
Salary Range: $120,000 – $200,000 DOE
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and other documents for the development, interconnect, EPC, financing, O&M, and gas distribution of waste to energy facilities, such as term sheets, joint venture agreements, manure supply agreements, ground leases and easements for site control, interconnect to utility agreements, EPC agreements, O&M agreements, master professional services agreements, requests for proposal, consulting agreements, confidentially agreements, offtake natural gas purchase and sales contracts, renewable energy credit sales agreements, etc.
Provide legal support in all phases of construction of the project, including change orders, force majeure notices, bonding over liens, handling disputes, and after construction, warranty claims as necessary.
Work closely with the commercial team and provide legal advice throughout the development, interconnect, EPC, financing, O&M, and gas distribution of waste to energy facilities.
Provide legal support for all aspects of the renewables business entity structure and corporate governance, including entity formation, maintenance, and dissolution.
Effectively manage and oversee legal work performed by paralegal and external counsel.
Keep abreast of legal developments affecting the company and inform other company attorneys and affected personnel of such developments.
Provide general legal support and consultation to individuals at all levels of the company in legal, development, operations, construction and engineering, operations, sales, finance and accounting, marketing, information technology, and distribution.
Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
This position has supervisory responsibilities. Manages and supervises Corporate Counsel, as applicable, and external counsel. Works with a secretary and paralegal.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA accredited law school plus a minimum of 4 years of experience of energy related experience working in-house and/or at a law firm.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret laws and regulations. Ability to draft commercial contracts and other legal documents and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from executives, managers, clients and customers.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills
Knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Licensed attorney in the state of California.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behaviors:
Quality: Consistently produces high quality work (accurate, neat, and thorough). Strives to improve productivity, processes and quality. Demonstrates strong knowledge and skills related to the job. Presents a professional image with dress, demeanor, and manners. Maintains clean work space, company equipment and company vehicles. Safety is a high priority; performs job safely.
Communication: Communicates clearly, concisely, effectively, professionally and timely.
Exhibits good listening and comprehension skills. Keeps others appropriately informed and shares ideas even when unpopular. Listens to what others have to say. Maintains open and active communication with colleagues. Effectively uses knowledge and experience in asking, probing, and anticipating issues to ensure quality is provided.
Teamwork: Fosters the spirit of working with each other. Displays respect, courtesy, politeness, tact, and openness. Handles conflict in an appropriate and professional manner. Builds relationships, promotes cohesiveness, models collaboration with others. Considers impact and issues for our customer and other departments. Engages other impacted departments early for solutions.
Persistence: Develops workable alternatives and solutions. Exhibits persistence in following assignments through to completion. Promotes process improvements.
Reliable: Responds in a timely manner. Is honest, ethical, value-driven and trustworthy. Keeps commitments made, completes assignments and meets deadlines. Accountable–Takes responsibility for own actions and performance. Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines. Available and accessible.
Entrepreneurial: Takes initiative and appropriate action. Is engaged and committed to achieving the company’s mission. Pursues better ways to get things done and takes appropriate risks. Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends. Controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value. Is committed to the satisfaction of customers.
Leadership: Provides clear direction around a vision. Creates actionable plans and is proactive & anticipatory. Demonstrates innovative approaches and solutions. Is an example for employees and others. Accepts responsibility for individual and team performance. Makes appropriate and timely decisions and takes action on decisions. Sets clear and reasonable performance expectations. Motivates and empowers others. Delegates tasks appropriately. Recruits staff of a high caliber. Provides feedback to subordinates that is timely and direct. Recognizes subordinates for their contributions and effort. Encourages continuous growth and learning in others. Shows respect for others and their ideas. Helps others manage through change.
Passion: Is excited and creates enthusiasm about the company’s future. Promotes a sense of company pride. Displays sense of pride in the department and its contributions. Displays passion for the job.
Physical Demands
Physical demands are customary for this type of position. Always practice good judgment and refer to the safety guidelines. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Always practice good judgment and refer to the safety guidelines.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)