Senior Counsel

What The Role Is The Senior Counsel for Procurement, EPC, and O&M will provide advice and counsel to management and project teams as Clearway positions itself to capture emerging opportunities in the Utility-Scale Wind, Solar, and Battery Energy Storage segments of the energy industry. This hybrid position reports to the Assistant General Counsel. It will be located at one of our office locations in San Diego, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Houston, TX; Denver, CO; or San Francisco, CA. If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications but see yourself contributing, please submit your resume. What You'll Be Doing Provide legal counsel and advice to clients on matters relating to engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance, including financed projects. Represent the company in major transactions and negotiations. Draft and negotiate EPC Agreements, O&M Agreements, Turbine Supply Agreements, Module Supply Agreements, etc. Provide counsel on legal issues identified by asset management, O&M, EPC, and procurement teams in connection with operating projects. Supervise outside counsel as necessary. Assist other attorneys or the General Counsel on additional projects as necessary. Work closely with internal stakeholders, including development and project finance counsel, to facilitate continuous improvements to contracting processes and tools. What You'll Bring JD and a strong academic record from a prominent law school. License to practice law. A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience at a major law firm or with a sophisticated in-house legal department; many candidates may have substantially more experience. Significant experience advising clients with respect to construction, procurement, and operation and maintenance matters, ideally involving utility-scale wind, solar, and/or battery projects. Business acumen and excellent commercial judgment. Ability to work independently and as a team member, set priorities, and respond to changing demands from multiple sources. Communication skills (verbal and written) including the ability to work independently, project-management skills, negotiate, provide a high level of client service, and build consensus. Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization. Experience in renewable energy and a demonstrated aptitude to understand complex and new technologies, systems, innovations, and business concepts, as well as market opportunities and challenges. Demonstrated ability to obtain and review complex information and clearly articulate conclusions and associated recommendations. Ability to and preference for working in a fast-paced, leanly staffed, entrepreneurial environment. Solution-oriented, 'get-to-yes' problem-solver with a proven ability to think creatively about responsibly managing risk in a dynamic environment. Ability to take the lead on any responsibilities within the job description. Previous wind, solar, or battery system experience. Clearway will not sponsor non-immigrant visas for this position (H-1B, TN, E-3, etc.). Salary Range Salary Range: $200,000 - $230,000 USD. Benefits Clearway offers all eligible employees working 20+ hours per week a comprehensive menu of benefits: generous PTO, medical, dental, and vision care, HSAs with company contributions, health FSAs, dependent daycare FSAs, commuter benefits, relocation, a 401(k) plan with employer match, a variety of life and accident insurances, fertility programs, adoption assistance, generous parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and benefits for employees in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships. Notice to Applicants Clearway Energy is strongly committed to a philosophy of equal opportunity and fully complies with equal employment laws, ordinances, and regulations for all applicants and employees. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to apply and compete for employment opportunities for which they are qualified. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr