Renewable Energy Lawyer

2 weeks ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States RWE Full time
Job Title: Legal Counsel II

RWE Clean Energy, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Legal Counsel II to provide legal support for our renewable energy business teams. The successful candidate will work on complex construction projects related to procurement and provide legal advice on renewable energy project procurement, construction, and operations.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide legal advice on renewable energy project procurement, construction, and operations
  • Draft and negotiate procurement and construction contracts, including turbine supply agreements, balance of plant agreements, EPC(I) & turnkey contracts, purchase agreements for components, service agreements, logistic and transportation contracts, associated exhibits, and ancillary documents
  • Negotiate terms and conditions for the purchase of other non-project-based goods and services of all types
  • Provide legal support on HSE, R&D, IP, IT, and insurance matters
  • Anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems within the organization and develop strategies to avoid litigation and reduce potential areas of risk
  • Collaborate with a variety of business stakeholders, including Procurement, Pre-Construction, Project Execution, Tax, Credit, Accounting, and Insurance
  • Provide project-specific legal support to Project Execution teams and project managers
  • Provide project-specific legal support to Project Operations team and O&M personnel
  • Manage external legal counsel retained for specialized practice areas, i.e., litigation, tax, etc.
  • Maintain and update contract templates and other commonly requested legal forms
Qualifications:
  • J.D. from an accredited university is required
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience is strongly preferred
  • Strong experience working on complex construction projects and/or related procurement in a law firm or a company
  • Licensed, or the ability to become licensed, to practice law in Illinois or New York
  • Legal knowledge and experience in construction work and renewable energy highly preferred
  • Ability to demonstrate practical, rather than theoretical focus to legal issues with a view to finding viable business solutions for those legal issues
  • Outstanding commercial, technical, and strategic understanding
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage customer relationships
  • Demonstrated desire to learn about the Company and the renewables space
  • Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Teams
  • Strong leadership and communication, and ability to meet deadlines
  • Strong organization skills and ability to coordinate multiple tasks and deliverables
  • Ability to multi-task, while working independently and as part of a team
  • Motivated self-starter, goal-oriented, and strong problem-solving abilities
  • Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds
  • Responds well to direction, is easy to challenge and develop, and is coachable
  • Detail-oriented, has strong business acumen, and a sound understanding of business concepts
Pay Range:

The annual base salary range for this position in New York is $135,000 - $203,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S locations.

Benefits:

RWE offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

About RWE:

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

For 125 years, RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we're making all that energy green. This decade alone, we're investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 - ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 - with some of the world's largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We're also considered innovators in solar development, including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.

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