Energy and Oil & Gas - Transactional Attorney in Dallas, TX

In-House

Dallas, TX

Energy and Oil & Gas - Transactional Attorney in Dallas, TX

Attorney

Min 10 yrs required

No

Job Title: Assistant General Counsel

Job Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities for the Assistant General Counsel include providing legal support to the Integrated Logistics Solutions business team. This role involves developing solutions using the company's infrastructure capabilities in areas such as natural gas transportation, gas marketing, water sourcing, carbon capture and sequestration, power & transmission, and power plant development to serve large electric loads. Key responsibilities entail:

- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating power purchase agreements, tolling arrangements, and other forms of power offtake agreements, as well as interconnection agreements.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating joint development agreements, developer services agreements, and related agreements for developing data center campuses with co-located generation.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements for the supply of power inputs, including natural gas precedent agreements, NAESBs, and other commercial contracts.
- Providing strategic advice on transaction structure, considering state regulatory schemas related to behind-the-meter sales.
- Advising on compliance with the Federal Power Act and state electric utility regulatory requirements.
- Ensuring state and federal regulatory compliance.
- Facilitating and overseeing outside counsel.
- Attending and participating in staff meetings, internal meetings, and meetings with customers, investors, partners, third parties, FERC, and/or state commissions as requested.
- Performing other daily, weekly, monthly, or special project duties as identified and defined.

Education and Experience:

Minimum requirements for the position include:

Education:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited institution.

Experience/Specific Knowledge:
- A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant legal experience, including extensive commercial transactional experience and a command over FERC rules, regulations, and procedures related to electric transmission and generation.
- Experience in negotiating power purchase agreements and natural gas transportation precedent agreements.
- Intermediate proficiency in MS Office applications, including but not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations:
- Must be licensed to practice law in the . and eligible to waive into the Colorado Bar or practice under the state’s single-client counsel rule, . 222.
- Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers (for travel).

Competencies, Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to work independently and quickly, being a self-starter, successfully performing multiple tasks, and balancing competing demanding deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to listen carefully.
- Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes.
- Proficiency with relevant legal research tools, including but not limited to FERC’s eLibrary and Lexis.
- Ability to work with a team, take direction from management, adhere to required work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
- Ability to organize and prioritize daily work.
- Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
- Ability to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
- Ability to deal with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism.
- Maintain regular, dependable attendance and a consistently high level of performance.
- Willingness to work non-traditional hours as needed.
- Job level commensurate with experience and skill sets; position will be filled depending on qualifications, experience, and skill sets of the successful candidate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands required for the position include sitting, standing, walking or moving throughout the facility, driving, talking, seeing (including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus), hearing, feeling, bending or stooping, squatting or crouching, reaching, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 25 lbs. The employee must regularly use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel, and is also required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and reach with hands and arms, and occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions:

- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
- The successful candidate will be required to clear a drug screen and a complete background check, including a credit report for certain positions, after an offer has been extended and prior to being employed.

Supervisory Responsibility:

- None.

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications, Competencies, Skills, & Abilities:

While not required, the following are advantageous for this position:
- Top 25% of graduating class preferred.
- In-house experience.

Salary Information:

The annual salary range for the position is $215,000 - $250,000/year. Compensation ranges are provided in good faith based on anticipated wages for this position at the state and national levels. The company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and this salary range may also be modified in the future.

Additional Information:

The company has been recognized as a Top Workplace USA and highlighted in Colorado's Top Workplaces for the past seven consecutive years. The company is a leading energy infrastructure company focused on safely, reliably, and sustainably delivering energy and services. The company values its teams and strives to create an environment where employees feel respected, and their contributions are valued. The company offers a comprehensive Total Rewards Program, including industry-competitive pay, health insurance package options, parental leave, a 401(k) plan with a match, wellness programs, and more. The company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. The company complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of various protected statuses. The application deadline varies by position, but all positions accept applications for at least five business days from the posting date.