at ENGIE North America Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
What You Can Expect
As our part time Senior Attorney for Distributed Solar+Storage (DSS) at ENGIE, your role will have a broad range of responsibilities to help support and facilitate a rapidly growing business. We seek a Senior Attorney who will be responsible for providing legal support to all aspects of the Distributed Renewables business entity, including origination, project development, project M&A, construction and financing. Every day you will report to the Head of Leal, Distributed Renewables developing and executing comprehensive legal strategies and solutions while mitigating risk.
What You'll Bring
You must hold Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school is required to do the work for this role
A minimum of seven (7) years of experience of law firm and/or in-house experience
Experience in commercial contracting within the energy sector is required; an understanding of energy storage, distributed generation and the renewables market would be beneficial to the success of this role
Excellent interpersonal relationship skills with a strong commitment to professional/ethical standards
Demonstrate commercial understanding, good judgment on legal risk decisions and on when to escalate
Real estate, permitting, construction and mergers & acquisitions (M&A) experience also preferred
Excellent drafting and commercial skills along with communication skills
Being familiar with, and demonstrate responsibility for a range of structured finance transactions
Technical and legal (and other) risk awareness skills
Demonstrating experience with innovative deals and structuring
Articulating firm's governance and risk policies
Transaction and project management skills
Additional Details
This role is part time at 20 hours per week
This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy; with some travel and ability to work beyond scheduled hours depending on workload
Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license/clean driving record
Must be willing and able to comply with ENGIE's policy with respect to COVID vaccination and testing
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
You must be state certified to practice law in Texas or Illinois
Compensation
Salary Range: $83,450 - $127,535 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... For full info follow application link.
At ENGIE, our goal is to support, encourage, promote, and thrive on diversity, equity and inclusion, for the benefit of our employees, customers, products and services, and community. So ENGIE is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and is also an affirmative action employer. We are firmly committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ENGIE are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union, or domestic partnership status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected category (referred to as “protected characteristics”) as defined by applicable federal, state or local law in the locations where we operate. If you need assistance with this application or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at ENGIENA-ENGIEHR@engie.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.
