COMPANY OVERVIEW
174 Power Global, headquartered in Irvine, California, is a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. 174 Power Global designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets. 174 Power Global offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain. 174 Power Global is expanding into data centers, leveraging internal knowledge and expertise, the company will secure and enable clean/renewable powered sites for data center development. Our focus is on attracting clients who will build and operate these data centers, ensuring their needs are met through our high-value, innovative solutions.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Associate Counsel will be a member of the in-house legal group that supports the overall company objectives. The AGC is responsible for providing legal expertise in the aspect of renewable energy legal issues. The AGC will be a part of a dynamic, collaborative team and work closely with other departments within the company (project development, regulatory, and finance). This position reports to the General Counsel or another senior management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is expected to travel up to 10%. We are looking for a seasoned professional with experience in the following:
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Draft, review, and negotiate PPAs and Interconnection Agreements
- Draft, review, and negotiate project and corporate purchases and sales (MIPAs, etc.)
- Work closely with the Development team to ensure accurate flow downs from prime contracts (including but not limited to PPA, tax abatement agreements, and Interconnection) into EPC Agreements and subcontracts, as applicable;
- Collaborate with Project Finance Team on financing matters, including, but not limited to construction financing, tax equity investments, term loans, and hedges;
- Coordinate and oversee work performed by outside counsel and support staff providing legal support to the business;
- Negotiate, review, and manage all legal aspects of operations and maintenance (O&M) agreements.
- Negotiate, draft, and review EPC agreements, subcontracts, O&M agreements and related service agreements
- Support project finance due diligence, RFI and RFP EPC bid support, and regulatory filings as needed;
- Coordinate efforts with other internal teams to propose appropriate risk management, identify critical project risk issues and make recommendations and provide summation of documents for execution; and
- All other duties, as assigned by the General Counsel.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be an active member of the Bar, in good standing
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law program with minimum of 10 years of experience
- Experience in clean or renewable energy development and finance is required
- Willingness to travel, up to 10%
- Must be a strong team player
- High degree of professionalism and conduct at all times
- Excellent organizational and verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task, set priorities, meet deadlines
- Excellent academic and work credentials are required
$260,000 - $310,000 Salary
Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.
174 Power Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
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