Legal Counsel

At AES we are accelerating the future of energy. Our core values are Safety First Highest Standards and All Together. We are seeking outstanding individuals to join our team. We believe that a diverse inclusive workforce where all people demonstrate empathy and work together collaboratively will give us the best opportunity to achieve our purpose and business objectives.

We are looking to hire a candidate located by one of our offices which include Salt Lake City Utah; Louisville Colorado; Richmond Virginia; Arlington Virginia; New York New York; San Francisco California and Houston Texas.

AES Clean Energy (AES) is seeking to hire a Legal Counsel. This position requires a high level of ownership with the ability to clearly communicate identify and mitigate risks work independently and manage outside counsel. This position will be a for a qualified attorney looking to work with a dynamic in-house legal team at the forefront of the energy landscape. The AES Clean Energy Legal team has nearly thirty attorneys that are experts in every facet of clean energy development. This position will be in the Development and M&A group consisting of six attorneys and one paralegal. This team focuses on project development by providing comprehensive counsel to our commercial development and M&A teams.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and counsel to development permitting interconnection environmental stakeholder relations and project execution teams for renewable energy and battery storage projects from inception to construction-ready status.

• Assist with public policy and regulatory issues and provide counsel in the identification of strategic markets.

• Manage the negotiation and drafting of service agreements development agreements procurement agreements permits and applications etc.

• Work closely with real estate counsel and teams on cross-functional agreements.

• Achieve and maintain industry knowledge and strategy expertise for solar wind and battery storage projects.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Renewable energy experience; wind energy battery storage or general infrastructure project development experience a plus.

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.

• Ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.

• Ability to adapt to a variety of duties and often challenging tasks.

• Smart decisive organized methodical biased toward action.

• Three to six years of relevant legal experience preferably at a major law firm or in-house.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction