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At AES, we are accelerating the future of energy.  Our core values are Safety First, Highest Standards, and All Together.  We are seeking outstanding individuals to join our team.  We believe that a diverse, inclusive workforce where all people demonstrate empathy and work together collaboratively will give us the best opportunity to achieve our purpose and business objectives.  

This position would primarily support our distributed generation development and construction teams to advance community solar projects across the United States.  This is a unique role within the legal team that will span multiple disciplines and gain visibility into a broad swatch of the project lifecycle from early-stage development through to the end of construction.  This position will be a Counsel role with significant responsibility and opportunities for growth.  This position requires a high level of ownership and ability to work across multiple disciplines while bringing a commercial mindset to problem-solving.  Candidates should be comfortable clearly identifying, communicating and mitigating risks and managing outside counsel.  

LOCATION:  Any AES Clean Energy office location, which includes Salt Lake City, Utah, Louisville, Colorado, Richmond, Virginia, Arlington, Virginia, Houston, Texas, New York, New York.  AES Projects are located across the U.S. This position can accommodate a hybrid work schedule from these locations.  

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide advice and counsel to development, permitting, interconnection, and project execution teams for community solar and battery storage projects from inception to commercial operation. 

• Manage the negotiation and drafting of service agreements, development agreements, permits and applications, interconnection agreements, construction contracts, change orders, etc. 

• Assist with public policy and regulatory issues and provide counsel in the identification of strategic markets.   

• Work closely with real estate counsel and teams on cross-functional agreements like shared facility agreements, site control documents and local authority agreements. 

• Achieve and maintain industry knowledge and strategy expertise for solar, wind, battery storage, and green hydrogen projects. 

Desired Experience and Skills: 

• Strong renewable energy experience; solar and/or battery storage experience a plus; construction contract experience a plus. 

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. 

• Ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team. 

• Ability to adapt to a variety of duties and often challenging tasks. 

• Smart, decisive, organized, methodical, biased toward action. 

• Three to five years of relevant legal experience, preferably at a major law firm or in-house. 

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree 

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction