Attorney Senior

About the role

You report to the General Counsel, ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc., and provide legal support to the U.S. wholesale entity of ENGIE’s Supply and Energy Management (SEM) business platform. SEM provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive legal strategies and solutions to lawfully facilitate SEM’s commercial objectives while mitigating associated legal and other risks
• Draft, review and negotiate:
• Master Agreements (NAESB, ISDA and REC agreements, together with relevant annexes) for various commodities and related derivatives (power, gas, emissions)
• Long-term renewable power purchase agreements
• Secured energy supply and credit facilities for retail electric providers
• Other energy contracts like energy management agreements, hedging contracts, responsibly sourced gas agreements, gas storage and transportation contracts, intra-group contracts, brokerage contracts
• Pre-transactional documents, such as confidentiality agreements, letters of intent and term sheets
• Credit management documentation (credit support annexes, letters of credit and guaranties)
• Ancillary agreements related to the SEM’s team scope (IT Vendor Contracts, Service Level Agreements)
• Assist in structuring complex hedge and other commodity transactions
• Partner with SEM’s compliance professionals to ensure maintenance of the highest commitment to regulatory compliance and satisfactory resolution of any related inquiries
• Act as a subject-matter expert on legal and regulatory developments of commodities, provide training on topical issues to SEM’s colleagues
• Provide legal support in relation to event-driven issues such as events of default, covenant breaches, claims of force majeure, acceleration

Requirements

• Completed courses in Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school
• Must be licensed to practice law in one of the fifty (50) United States
• Minimum 5 years of law firm and/or in-house experience in positions relevant to wholesale U.S. power and gas markets
• Excellent drafting skills
• Sound business acumen
• Expertise in structured finance and secured hedge transactions
• Ability to achieve commercial objectives while identifying and mitigating legal and other risks
• Entrepreneurial mindset in pursuit of new, innovative transaction structures
• Proven organizational and project-management skills, attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Qualifications

Additional Details

• This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy, working minimum 3 days in the office
• Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies

Benefits

• Compensation: Salary Range: $176,900.00 – $271,170.00 USD annually
• The role is eligible for a competitive bonus / incentive plan
• Comprehensive benefits package including 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, and a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match
• Supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits

Pay

Salary Range: $176,900.00 – $271,170.00 USD annually

Schedule

This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy, working minimum 3 days in the office

Skills

• Expertise in structured finance and secured hedge transactions
• Ability to achieve commercial objectives while identifying and mitigating legal and other risks
• Entrepreneurial mindset in pursuit of new, innovative transaction structures
• Proven organizational and project-management skills, attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Benefits

• 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
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a Company Match
• Supplemental Benefits for Full Time Employees that Enhance Emotional and Physical Well-Being through All Stages of Life from Family Forming to Caregiver Benefits

Engage with ENGIE

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