Senior Counsel – Project Development

Senior Counsel Project Development

Houston TX Legal Department

Talen Energys Legal team partners across the organization to enable strategic growth and manage risk in a complex highly regulated this role you will serve as a primary legal partner to Corporate Development while supporting broader business initiatives across the organization. You will play a critical role in supporting high-value initiatives across the full lifecycle of energy projects from early-stage development through construction financing and commercial operation. Youll work in a collaborative environment providing practical legal guidance that directly impacts business outcomes.

How Youll Power the Future

At Talen Energy your work directly supports safe reliable power this role youll move beyond daytoday contributions to drive meaningful change by:

• Advising Corporate Development and business teams on strategic projects and transactions

• Supporting the full lifecycle of project development including site control construction financing and operations

• Identifying legal risks and delivering clear practical business-oriented recommendations

• Formulating and delivering timely high-quality legal advice to business stakeholders

• Drafting reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements aligned to business objectives

• Supporting structuring and execution of major transactions and project arrangements

• Managing outside counsel to ensure efficient and high-quality legal support

• Contributing to mergers acquisitions and financing activities

• Supporting development of policies and frameworks for new and evolving business initiatives

• Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and regulatory requirements

• Communicating effectively across all levels of the organization

• Partnering cross-functionally to drive alignment and execution across the organization

• Operating with a high degree of integrity and alignment to company values and ethical standards

What You Have

Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from an accredited institution with strong academic credentials

• 56 years of relevant experience in commercial corporate or transactional legal practice

• Active bar admission in the primary work location (Texas Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland or DC preferred)

• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements (EPC development PPAs JV/LLC O&M NDAs)

• Strong knowledge of project development legal considerations (real estate construction mineral/water rights)

• Experience supporting complex transactions and cross-functional initiatives

• Ability to independently manage legal matters and prioritize effectively

• Experience managing outside counsel

• Working knowledge of mergers & acquisitions and financing

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of training at a nationally or regionally recognized law firm

• 2-3 years of corporate (in-house) experience

• Knowledge of and experience advising companies in the power generation industry.

• Familiarity with regulated markets (e.g. ISO/PJM)

• Experience supporting new business ventures or policy development

Why Talen Energy

Power the Future

Talen Energy is one of the largest competitive energy and power generation companies in North America. We operate power plants that use diverse fuel sources in the most attractive wholesale power markets and sell energy to wholesale and retail customers in selected competitive markets. Our passion for excellence grows value through safe and efficient operations. We have an inclusive diverse respectful and collaborative workplace and a strong commitment to innovation teamwork and integrity. We generate energy for a brighter tomorrow.

Collaboration

Our passion for excellence grows value through safe and efficient operations. We have an inclusive diverse respectful and collaborative workplace. Talen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees including comprehensive health dental vision prescription plans life insurance disability insurance 401(k) and competitive paid time off.

Talen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees. Benefits include comprehensive health dental vision prescription plans life insurance and disability addition employees are eligible to participate in Talen Energys 401(k) plan. Talen Energy also provides competitive vacation and sick time to its employees.

We are committed to providing a safe drug and alcohol-free workplace. Consistent with applicable law and any collective bargaining agreements positions may be subject to pre-employment random post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing.

Talen Energy is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity and the strength it brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color age sex religion national origin veteran status sexual orientation genetic information gender identity disability perceived disability or any other protected characteristic as may be defined by applicable law.

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Please note that roles supporting Talen Energys nuclear facilities are subject to rigorous background investigation and security clearance requirements consistent with federal regulatory standards.

Note to Search Firms and Recruitment Agencies

Talen Energy is committed to fostering direct engagement with prospective candidates and managing our recruitment activities internally. From time to time Talen Energy and its companies partner with select executive search firms and recruitment agencies under formal written agreements aligned to specific business needs.

Talen Energy does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from search firms or agencies without a current fully executed agreement authorized by an appropriate company representative. Any candidate information submitted in the absence of such an agreement will be considered the property of Talen Energy and neither Talen Energy nor its subsidiaries will be obligated to pay any fees or compensation related to those submissions.

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