Job Title:
Assistant General Counsel
Reporting To:
General Counsel
Position Type:
Full Time
Location:
Remote
Company Overview
Elevate is a national renewable energy development company focused on the strategic deployment of battery energy storage resources co-located at existing large generation facilities owned by private equity funds managed by ArcLight Capital Partners. Elevate is developing co-located battery storage projects at ArcLight’s existing 25,000 MW power infrastructure portfolio and currently has a brownfield development pipeline of approximately 5 GW at over 20 project locations. Elevate is also active in energy markets throughout the US from California to Connecticut where the rapid growth of intermittent renewable energy has created a need for flexible, dispatchable renewable energy which can uniquely be met by utility-scale battery storage.
Elevate is focused on the safe, reliable, environmentally conscious energy transition in a way that benefits all stakeholders together with the broader communities, specifically including environmental justice and other disadvantaged communities, in which we operate.
We are headquartered in Boston, MA, with employees in multiple regions across the U.S. Our diverse management team has many decades of experience in the renewable energy, utility, and independent power sectors.
Culture
Founded in 2022, Elevate has been growing rapidly and is looking for the right candidates to join our small, experienced team. We offer the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-performance and team-oriented culture, with competitive compensation and an achievement-oriented team. Apply with resume, cover letter and deal sheet.
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Job Description
We are looking for an AGC to join our team and negotiate our MSA, EPC, and O&M agreements as well as handling our nondisclosure and other day-to-day agreements. This position will be collaborating with commercial leads on proper execution of negotiation strategy and with the General Counsel and VP of Compliance to ensure compliance with broader initiatives and with the agreements post-execution. This role would also occasionally step in to cover other areas of legal review, compliance or insurance as and if needed.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced in-house counsel who has a strong background in negotiating contracts for renewable energy and/or BESS projects. The candidate can manage multiple negotiations simultaneously while navigating competing priorities, excel in organization and has experience navigating executions which involve many cross-functional stakeholders. Flexibility and the willingness to learn will be crucial characteristics in this role as the currently small legal team covers a breadth of legal and legal adjacent workloads.
The position reports to the General Counsel.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the commercial and technical leads to negotiate all the MSA, EPC, and O&M agreements needed to meet the projects’ procurement, engineering, construction, and operational requirements.
- Stay up to date with General Counsel and commercial and technical leads to ensure that agreements align with broader company strategies.
- Coordinate with VP of Compliance post-execution to ensure compliance with the executed agreements.
- Handle nondisclosure agreements and other day-to-day agreement markups.
- Provide temporary coverage for General Counsel or VP of Compliance as and when required.
- Ensure our agreements are compliant with regulations, obligations, and internal policies (including for insurance and cybersecurity compliance).
- Stay updated and compliant with evolving technical laws and regulations impacting our portfolio.
- Identify and assess potential terms and conditions and contractual risks, providing recommendations for risk mitigation strategies.
Qualifications and Experience
- JD degree, admission to, and good standing with one or more state Bars.
- 5+ years of work experience with an IPP, owner operator, electric utility, energy supplier, or energy intensive industrial or consumer company.
- Extensive commercial, contractual, technical, and practical knowledge of energy industry standards and legal and regulatory requirements.
Competencies & Skillset
- Passion to work in a company driving the transition to clean energy and the motivation and energy to support the achievement of our mission.
- Able to adapt and work in a fast-paced working environment and responsive to change.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Self-starter that can excel in situations with ambiguity and evolving mandates.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with multiple internal group members across different businesses and develop creative solutions.
- High level of intellectual curiosity and professionalism.
- Global mindset and comfort with working with people from multiple diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Must be a team player, knowing that what we will build as a team will be better than what we would each build alone; “no task is beneath me” attitude reflecting the fast-growing nature of our battery storage sector.
- Unwavering ethics and strong moral compass in all efforts.
Elevate Renewables is an Equal Employment Opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
