Sr Attorney

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced attorney for the commercial and infrastructure group within NextEra Energy’s General Counsel Business Unit. This position will provide legal support related to energy transactions, engineering, construction, procurement, operations, marketing, general commercial and utility work.  She/he will play a lead role in structuring, negotiating, drafting, and providing general transactional support for multiple business units within the Company.

•    Applicants should have a strong academic background and at least 5 years of experience in a top law firm, corporate legal department or financial institution related to the energy and utility industries.
•    Experience drafting and negotiating power transactions, engineering & construction and procurement work, operations and maintenance work, acquisitions and dispositions of energy infrastructure assets.
•    Experience representing electric utilities and independent power producers
•    Familiarity with electric utility regulation
 
Employees in this job structure, negotiate, and draft agreements for complex transactions and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to internal clients, including senior management, with minimal supervision.
 
The ideal candidate will have: 
•  7+ years’ experience
•  Prior legal experience with an “Am Law 100” law firm
•  Significant experience drafting and negotiating EPC Agreements
•  Experience drafting and negotiating natural gas and power contracts
•  In-house experience with an electric utility or independent power producer
 

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs
Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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