Assistant General Counsel

 

RWE Clean Energy, LLC 

 

 

As an Assistant General Counsel within our Real Estate group, you will be a confident legal advisor on real estate-related transactions. You will work with other members of the RWE Clean Energy legal team and engage with other support functions to provide optimized service and support to core groups across the business

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide legal support for the North American renewable energy business team (BESS, wind & solar) in connection with the development, construction, repowering, and operation of renewable energy projects in the U.S. and Canada
• Work will be dedicated to the provision of legal advice associated with real estate topics in connection with the preparation and negotiation of a wide variety of real estate documents required for the development, construction and operation of renewable energy projects, e.g., leases agreements, co-tenancy agreements, shared facilities agreements, crossing agreements
• Work will include review of title documents, resolution of title issues, negotiation of title insurance policies, and related topics
• Work in tandem with support staff and developers collaboratively, utilizing a land management database software
• Provide support to the Company’s real estate developers in the acquisition of land rights in the development of renewable energy projects

 

Qualifications:

• J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree from a U.S. university required
• Admission to a state bar in the United States, with preference for membership in either the Illinois bar or Texas bar (either currently or by way of reciprocity), required
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a real estate lawyer in the renewable space. Successful candidates are required to have specific legal knowledge and experience in solar and/or wind real estate matters, and preferably have experience in some of the following areas: energy transmission, interconnection agreements, local government permitting, negotiation of tax abatement agreements and special use permits
• Must have experience within energy-related businesses in the U.S., with particular emphasis on legal work associated with the development, construction, and operation of renewable energy and/or independent power projects

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.

RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.

Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
 

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