Attorney-Advisor (Power and Data Centers) Public Notice Flyer

CLDPs mission is to advance U.S. business interests and national security objectives around the world by providing technical assistance advisory services and sector planning support to improve the legal and regulatory conditions for trade and investment. For more about CLDP and specifically the Energy and Minerals team and what we do please see our website Attorney-Advisor position on the Energy and Minerals team would engage in cutting-edge legal and regulatory reform work advising foreign and Tribal governments around the world on the policies laws regulations contracts and standards for them to rapidly adopt new competitive power generation transmission and distribution infrastructure; incorporate new generation and storage resources into a grid; and structure financeable power generation and transmission projects in accordance with international best practice.

As this Attorney-Advisor you will perform the following duties:

- Consult with senior foreign and Tribal government officials; assess development needs and barriers to investment; and design implement and evaluate legal reform technical assistance programs that meet the policymakers and regulators economic development needs and are in line with U.S. energy policy goals.
- Organize and deliver expert legal advice for host countries to increase investment into energy infrastructure.
- Collaborate across U.S. government agencies in the power and data center spaces work with outside experts in energy/power law and support the efforts of the U.S. State Department and U.S. Department of Energy.
- Engage foreign and Tribal governments in protecting the public interest in structuring procurement of new energy sources.


This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Attorney-Advisor (Power and Data Centers) Public Notice Flyer GS/14 FPL-14 positions within the Office of the Secretary in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check a review of financial issues as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret level security clearance.
• A trial period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306 Declaration for Federal Employment and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Drug Test Required: Yes
• License required: Yes active bar membership in good standing.
• Bargaining Unit Position: No
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450): Yes
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will Not be paid

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Managements website located at: must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g. professional; philanthropic religious; spiritual; community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Must be a law school graduate with a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

AND

Must be able to verify ACTIVE BAR MEMBERSHIP in good standing in one of the 50 United States Washington D.C. Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

For this position the candidate should meet the following criteria:

This position is based in Washington D.C. This position may be filled at the GS 13 or 14 grade level depending on experience. Starting Salary Range is $121785 to $143913 with promotion potential to GS-14/10 ($187093).

To qualify for a GS-13 applicants must possess a J.D. active U.S. state/territory bar membership and a minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience as listed below.-

• Prior legal experience in the energy sector most helpfully power generation storage and this position Attorney-Advisors will be expected to be able to converse with a variety of stakeholders on the structuring of rules relating to investment into power and energy including generation storage and transmission infrastructure projects.
• Prior experience with the drafting or review of transactional documents in the energy sector in particular the power sector. Examples include power purchase agreements PILOT agreements ROWs for transmission utility franchise agreements host government instruments in the power energy or other related sectors as well as project finance documents.
• Prior experience and/or familiarity with working with foreign governments Tribal governments and/or development finance institutions is strongly preferred.
• Regular international and domestic travel will be required averaging around 6-8 trips per year to global and occasionally domestic destinations. CLDP Attorney-Advisors in this position carry out many of their programs in the host countries around the world and on the Trust lands of sovereign Tribes and also bring delegations from foreign countries to the U.S. for study tours.
• Knowledge of another language is not required but is preferred.
• Must be able to verify active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.