Sr. Director Environmental Lawyer

Bloom Energyis the leading force in transforming the way energy is generated and delivered. We are driving toward the parallel goals of growing a dynamic and forward-thinking company while creating a positive impact on our environment. Our mission is to make clean reliable energy affordable globally. Our company is filled with smart and innovative thinkers and doers and we never stop striving to improve our technology to expand and improve our company performance and to develop and support the many talented employees that serve our mission!

We are looking for aDirector/Senior Director Environmental Lawto join our team in San Jose California in one of todays most exciting technologies. This is a fully on-site in office role.

Reporting to theVice President Environmental and Regulatory Lawthis role will serve as a strategic legal advisor for environmental land use health and safety sustainability and regulatory matters that are critical to Blooms continued growth. The Director/Senior Director will provide practical business-oriented counsel across project development operations manufacturing service policy commercial and compliance functions. This position will be expected to lead in complex and ambiguous regulatory environments develop creative and compliant paths forward manage outside counsel where appropriate and interface with federal state and local agencies to advance Bloom projects and support scalable business execution. The ideal candidate will have deep environmental law experience strong judgment excellent leadership and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with business teams to solve complex problems.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic legal advice and practical business counseling on environmental land use health and safety sustainability and regulatory matters impacting Blooms operations projects products and services.
• Support project development strategy and execution including environmental review permitting due diligence entitlement and dispute-resolution matters.
• Advise internal stakeholders on compliance obligations under federal state local and international environmental and related regulatory programs including air water waste hazardous materials occupational safety climate and sustainability requirements.
• Interface with and advocate before regulatory agencies including environmental energy public utility occupational safety and local land use authorities to advance company objectives and resolve compliance or permitting issues.
• Partner closely with Sales Finance Engineering Service Operations Quality Policy Commercial and Legal teams to identify risk develop practical mitigation strategies and deliver compliant workable business solutions.
• Provide legal support for environmental and land use disputes administrative proceedings negotiations and litigation strategy including matters involving CEQA NEPA air quality water quality waste hazardous substances and related state law analogs.
• Review draft and negotiate environmental sustainability compliance and risk-allocation language in commercial agreements customer contracts project documents real estate documents and transaction materials.
• Monitor and assess emerging environmental climate energy ESG and sustainability laws and regulations; translate developments into business risks opportunities and recommended actions for senior leadership.
• Manage outside counsel and consultants efficiently including developing matter strategy budgets workplans and internal alignment.
• Advise on corporate sustainability environmental justice ESG due diligence climate strategy disclosures reporting and customer-facing sustainability commitments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Experience:

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one state bar; California bar admission preferred.
• 10 years of relevant environmental land use regulatory compliance permitting litigation and/or project development experience; in-house experience preferred.
• Deep knowledge of environmental and land use laws and regulatory programs including CAA CWA RCRA CERCLA CEQA NEPA OSHA-related requirements climate and air programs hazardous materials and state and local analogs.
• Demonstrated experience counseling business teams in highly regulated operating environments preferably involving manufacturing energy infrastructure transportation industrial facilities service operations or emerging technologies.
• Experience interfacing with federal state and local regulatory agencies and developing successful permitting compliance enforcement-resolution and advocacy strategies.
• Ability to lead in ambiguity exercise sound judgment learn quickly and design practical compliant solutions in a dynamic and evolving regulatory environment.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams outside counsel consultants agency stakeholders and business leaders to drive matters to resolution.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate complex legal and technical issues into clear business risks and recommendations for senior management.
• Experience supporting sustainability ESG environmental justice climate corporate disclosure and emerging environmental policy matters is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build credibility and effective working relationships across Legal Operations Service Engineering Sales Finance Policy Quality and executive leadership.
• Adheres to and promotes an appropriate set of core values and ethical conduct consistent with all laws and regulations.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Some domestic and international travel required.

About Bloom Energy:
Bloom Energys mission is to make clean reliable energy affordable for everyone in the world. The companys product the Bloom Energy Server delivers highly reliable and resilient always-on electric power that is clean cost-effective and ideal for microgrid applications. Blooms customers include many Fortune 100 companies and leaders in manufacturing data centers healthcare retail higher education utilities and other industries. For more information visit

Bloom Energy is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We are committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race sex color religion national origin protected veteran status or on the basis of disability. Bloom Energy makes reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable laws for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability who can perform the essential job functions unless undue hardship would result.

Bloom Energy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills and experience.

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