Associate General Counsel

at ENGIE North America Inc. in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

What You Can Expect
As the Associate General Counsel in Chicago, IL or Houston, Texas you will be responsible for providing legal support together with a team of legal professionals to ENGIE's Energy Solutions Global Business Unit (ES-GBU) in connection with its distributed solar and storage business with provides solar, solar plus storage, and standalone storage solutions for C&I behind-the-meter, Muni-CoOp and community solar customers. You will also lead a team of legal professionals doing the same. This includes, support for projects from the initial prospecting stage through commercial operation and end-of-life repowering, retirement or transfer of such projects.

Every day, you will report to the Vice President & General Counsel to support for project and platform mergers & acquisitions (M&A), project financing matters (including tax equity and debt financing and cash equity spelldown); assistance in overall compliance with federal state and/or local laws and regulations; and such other transactional and contractual matters for ENGIE North America and it's subsidiaries as may be required from time to time.

What You'll Bring
You must hold a Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school
You must be licensed to practice law in at least one state in the United States (preferably Texas or Chicago)
A minimum of ten (10) years of combined legal experience in the United States with a law firm or major corporate legal department; practice with a top-tier firm and combination of outside counsel and prior in-house experience with both energy transactional, solar, and storage project development and finance experience
Deep expertise in wholesale energy markets with strong communication skills is needed to perform this role
Ability to analyze complex business situations, taking into account business drivers, to develop risk mitigation recommendations in a commercially minded manner
Able to clearly explain risks, advise on both commercial and associated legal consequences and exercise sound judgement on difficult issues
Ability to build and manage relationships and work in a fast-paced energy trading environment

Additional Details
This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy, three
Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license
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

Compensation
Salary Range: $190,700 - $292,100 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

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