Senior Counsel, Policy
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 200000 - 250000
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
ROLE OVERVIEW
The Senior Counsel in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Legal Officer will be responsible for creating implementing driving and maintaining the companys legal priorities and strategy related to policy regulatory and energy storage among others. This role will serve as the primary legal partner to the policy and energy storage teams and provide regulatory guidance across the companys development finance and operations functions. While this role will initially focus on supporting the policy and energy storage teams the scope of responsibility may evolve and expand over time in response to business needs and the companys growth.
This individual will lead legal analysis and strategy related to federal state and local regulatory matters affecting renewable energy and energy storage projects including market participation interconnection permitting procurement programs and evolving policy frameworks. The role also includes responsibility for managing engagement in regulatory proceedings including filing interventions discovery and testimony in close coordination with the policy team management of outside counsel supporting such regulatory matters and broader in-house legal support and special projects as assigned by the Chief Legal Officer.
The ideal candidate is comfortable operating in ambiguity can translate complex regulatory regimes into practical business guidance and demonstrates sound judgment discretion and professionalism when supporting complex internal matters that cut across legal operational and people-related considerations.
Most importantly the ideal candidate is kind and thoughtful in their interactions with others is honest collaborative and values integrity and is committed to learning and improving every day. We are open to training the right person with a strong foundation in regulatory and policy work. This is an exciting opportunity to grow with a fast-paced dynamic purpose-driven company with a strong culture.
This role is based in our Denver CO office and will be expected to work from the office on a hybrid schedule.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Policy & Regulatory
- Serve as primary legal counsel to the policy team on federal state and local energy policy and regulatory matters
- Monitor analyze and advise on evolving regulatory frameworks affecting renewable energy and energy storage including market rules interconnection program design contracting requirements and compliance obligations
- With the policy team support regulatory engagement in key proceedings before federal state and local regulatory bodies
- Coordinate supervise and manage outside counsel supporting regulatory proceedings filings and related compliance matters
- Provide strategic legal guidance on regulatory risk policy positioning and advocacy initiatives
- Support internal stakeholders in understanding and operationalizing new or changing regulations
- Engage directly with trade associations regulators and external advisors as needed and in coordination with the policy team
- Energy Storage & Infrastructure
- Provide legal support for the companys energy storage including development financing and commercialization
- Advise on regulatory permitting and market participation issues specific to storage assets.
- Support cross-functional teams in structuring storage projects to align with applicable laws regulations and program design and contracting requirements
- Assist with due diligence and regulatory analysis for new markets products and technologies
- Project Development & Operations (as applicable)
- Provide regulatory and permitting guidance to development teams as needed
- Support internal teams on compliance and regulatory aspects of project execution and operations
- Identify and help mitigate regulatory risks across the project lifecycle
- Legal Affairs
- Perform other in-house legal responsibilities and special projects as assigned by the Chief Legal Officer including support on sensitive or cross-functional matters
- Exercise sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential issues and internal decision-making
- Stay current on relevant laws regulations and policy developments to provide timely and competent legal support
- Contribute to the development of internal legal processes templates and best practices as appropriate
- Perform other in-house legal responsibilities and special projects as assigned by the Chief Legal Officer including support for additional teams as business needs evolve
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
- Admitted to practice law in at least one state
- 7 years of relevant legal experience with a strong emphasis on policy regulatory and energy or infrastructure-related matters
- Demonstrated experience advising on regulatory frameworks in the renewable energy electric utility energy storage infrastructure or adjacent industries
- Experience managing regulatory filings proceedings and outside counsel in a complex regulatory environment
- Strong analytical research and written communication skills
- Ability to translate complex regulatory concepts into practical business advice
- Strong organizational skills; highly detail-oriented; able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Thrives in a fast-paced evolving environment
- Demonstrated sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters
- Collaborative pragmatic and solutions-oriented team player and a great team player
PREFERRED COMPETENCIES
- Experience with federal and state energy policy utility regulation or market rules
- Experience supporting policy or regulatory advocacy initiatives
- Experience with energy storage projects or storage-related regulatory regimes
- Familiarity with renewable energy project development and financing
- Experience working with regulators trade associations or industry working groups
- In-house experience in a growing or dynamic organization
$200000 - $250000 a year
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
The estimated base salary range for this position is $200000 - $250000 along with eligibility for the companys substantial bonus plan with a target bonus of 35% of annual salary (prorated in first year based on start date). Compensation will be based on factors such as location level job-related knowledge certifications skills and experience.
Pivot Energy is dedicated to providing a great work experience for all employees placing an emphasis on company culture and a focus on our people. To that end Pivot offers an outstanding benefits package that includes:
Excellent health/dental/vision insurance benefits with up to 100% of premiums covered by the company
Four weeks of vacation (prorated in first year)
Company-paid life insurance and short- & long-term disability coverage
Generous parental leave
401(k) matching
Home Office set-up stipend for new employees
Public transit reimbursement
PTO for volunteering in the community
Charitable donation matching up to $500/year
Professional development and educational reimbursements
A complete list of all the benefits Pivot offers may be provided upon request.
Recruitment Agency Notice:
We appreciate your interest in partnering with us; however we are not seeking recruitment agency support for this role.
ABOUT PIVOT
Pivot Energy is a national renewable energy provider that develops finances builds owns and manages solar and energy storage projects that help decarbonize our nations electricity increase equitable access to clean energy for local communities and provide real cost-savings to American businesses and
families.
We are fiercely dedicated to accelerating the rapid transition taking place in the energy industry to a more decentralized and cleaner approach to power generation. We are committed to positively contributing to the local communities and people we serve with more than clean energy. We believe global warming poses an existential threat to our planet and that we have a responsibility to help mitigate the threat. Our portfolio includes projects that reduce energy burden for income-limited families create workforce pathways for under-represented groups within the solar industry and include robust community investment opportunities.
As a Certified B Corporation and one of Denvers Best Places to Work we believe that company success is driven by a healthy environment thriving society and workplace where all individuals are respected. We evaluate every internal decision on environmental social and governance (ESG) factors to determine if our actions will result in a net positive impact on the community our employees customers shareholders and the more in our annual ESG Report.
At Pivot our core values guide our work internally and externally:
Impact We hold ourselves accountable to having a measurable impact on our people communities and the planet
Balance Put family first; work hard/have fun
Determination Find ways to be successful no matter how difficult the challenge
Professionalism Impress everyone we touch be a team player
Honesty Be truthful and transparent externally and internally
Kindness Create an environment where kindness empathy and vulnerability are embraced
DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION and JUSTICE STATEMENT
At Pivot we are proactively developing and maintaining an inclusive culture rooted in mutual respect that supports a workforce of different generations races gender identities sexual orientations ability statuses religions and cultures to work collaboratively together for greater impact. We seek to build a team that invests in relationship building celebrates each others successes and makes space for the unique contributions and working styles people bring into Pivot.
Pivot invests in company-wide trainings assessments and programs to advance internal inclusion and equity practices such as employee allyship building cross-cultural communications and equitable hiring and management protocols to increasingly recognize bias and ensure mutual respect and belonging.
EEO STATEMENT
Pivot Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce. We actively work to cultivate an inclusive culture that welcomes empowers and enables equitable career growth for employees regardless of background.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
