Senior Attorney - Renewables Development

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Attorney of our Renewables Development (RGBU) team you will work with a broad range of responsibilities to support and facilitate a rapidly growing business. In this role, you’ll provide legal support across all aspects of the business unit, including origination, merger & acquisition, negotiations, contracts, titles, construction, and financing. Your key responsibilities will include:

• You will be responsible for crafting and executing comprehensive legal strategies to facilitate RGBU commercial objectives while mitigating legal risks
• You must handle the drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements to support the development team’s activities
• You must be able to proactively identify and resolving legal issues and areas of risk
• You will oversee title work, resolve title issues, and manage the issuance of title insurance
• You will review and negotiate finance agreements, including tax-equity finance and debt, and supporting activities related to financial closings

What You’ll Bring

• Must have a minimum Bachelor's Degree, JD from an ABA-accredited law school, licensed to practice law in a US jurisdiction and in good standing, with experience in drafting and commercial skills, technical and legal risk awareness, innovative deals and structuring, and transaction and project management skills

• Must have interpersonal relationship skills, a commitment to professional and ethical standards, and the ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team
• Ability to flexibly adapt to changing priorities and demanding deadlines with minimal frustration, and to timely support multiple complex assignments with superior legal work products and/or practical legal advice
• Demonstrate commercial understanding, good judgment on legal risk decisions, and know when to escalate issues
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision, and familiarity with a range of structured finance transactions, including real estate, permitting, construction, and M&A

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy; working in the office at least 3 days a week. 
• Must be available to travel domestically up to 10% of the time
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies;
• This position consist of 5% of outdoor work, while performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions

Compensation

Salary Range: $166,900 – $275,000 USD annually

This represents the average expected pay range for a qualified candidate.

Actual offered salary may depend on geography, experience, industry knowledge, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors.

ENGIE complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws. Actual salary offered may vary depending on geography, experience, education, internal pay alignment, or other bona fide factors. 

In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan.

Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more specific information regarding the benefits or the salary for the position based on the work location.

At ENGIE, we take your well-being seriously. Our comprehensive benefits package includes options for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, ESPP, generous paid time off including wellness days, holidays and leave programs. We also help you plan for retirement by offering a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.  But that's not all – we're dedicated to the health and happiness of your entire family, offering supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits. Explore our benefits package to see how we can support you. Learn more.

Why ENGIE?

ENGIE North America isn’t just participating in the Zero-Carbon Transition, we’re leading it!  Join us as we develop energy that is renewable, efficient, and accessible to everyone.  

At ENGIE, our goal is to support, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We do so for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community.  ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we are firmly committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all employees.

We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry regarding positions or application status.

We value internal mobility and will offer sponsorship for this role to internal candidates only.

The safety of our employees is our number one priority. All employees at ENGIE have both a duty and the authority to STOP WORK if unsafe acts are observed.