Senior Counsel, Environmental (hybrid schedule)

About the role

Eversource Energy, a Fortune 500 diversified electric, natural gas and water utility company, seeks a Senior Counsel with experience in environmental compliance, land use, and infrastructure siting.

Responsibilities

• Represent Eversource’s interests in a broad range of environmental matters, transactions and infrastructure projects.
• Support company transactions and infrastructure projects, including siting and permitting energy facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
• Work with environmental and other state regulatory agencies, municipalities, and attend hearings before state public utility commissions.
• Collaborate with contract counterparties, external contractors and vendors, and may also supervise outside counsel.
• Work with internal environmental, regulatory, transmission siting, project engagement, and real estate functions, as well as operating company and management personnel.
• Periodically travel to attend in-person meetings with internal and external stakeholders and/or attend hearings before federal, state and local regulatory agencies.

Requirements

• Candidates admitted to practice in Connecticut, Massachusetts or New Hampshire are preferred.
• Candidates with at least 5 years of experience having prior utility or energy industry experience, real estate and transactional experience are strongly preferred.
• Self-motivated, able to work closely and collaboratively with in-house legal counsel, internal business clients, company management and, in certain cases, outside counsel.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and legal research abilities.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of and experience with environmental and land use law to support company transactions and infrastructure projects, including siting and permitting energy facilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.
• Working knowledge of environmental laws/regulations, including, but not limited to, project siting issues, applicable state Environmental Justice laws, air, water quality, hazardous waste, assessment and remediation of hazardous materials/oil sites, wetlands, cultural and natural resources.
• Experience with energy or public utilities is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with the individual’s demonstrated ability and level of experience. The annual salary range for this position is: $176,930.00-$196,590.00. Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program. Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs.