Assistant General Counsel at RWE Gruppe

RWE Clean Energy, LLC
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Functional area: Legal / Compliance
Remuneration: Exempt

RWE Clean Energy has an immediate opening for a highly skilled and knowledgeable Assistant General Counsel in our Chicago office. The individual will primarily provide transactional legal support for built-transfer agreements (“BTAs”) and merger and acquisition (“M&A”) transactions. Depending on the individual’s background and interests, the role may also include a variety of other matters supporting utility-scale onshore wind energy, solar energy, and energy storage transactions in the U.S. The successful candidate must be inquisitive, detail-oriented, team-oriented, and comfortable being part of a growing and dynamic corporate environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support to RWE’s Portfolio Execution, BTA & Repower team and to RWE’s M&A team, as follows:
• Provide transactional legal support for the company’s BTA transactions including reviewing and/or negotiating purchase and sale agreements and related procurement contracts.
• Provide transactional legal support for the company’s M&A transactions including reviewing and/or negotiating purchase and sale agreements and ancillary documents.
• Work with corporate and tax personnel to structure corporate ownership and draft related contributions, distributions and assignment agreements.
• Structure, negotiate, draft, and/or review various inter-affiliate agreements.
• Cross-team collaboration and coordination of legal workload with colleagues including coordinating with real estate, project development, and other internal and external legal teams.
• Support communications with outside counsel and consultants.
• Identifying critical project risks and making recommendations.
• Manage outside legal counsel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A law degree is required (J.D. or equivalent) from an ABA-Accredited Law School and an active attorney license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience as a transaction lawyer.
• At least 5 years of experience in the renewable space, including specific legal knowledge and experience in solar and/or wind matters.
• Experience drafting and negotiating procurement and M&A documents.
• Ability to identify risks and propose solutions to mitigate risks.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and work successfully in a dynamic team environment.
• Proactive self-starter who understands the details within the larger context and who will propose and implement efficient routines and structures and systems where none currently exist.
• Resourceful and appropriate decision-maker, knowing when to inform a supervisor of a situation but also willing to become the “go to” person for matters.
• Diplomatic and able to get others to collaborate without overt use of authority.
• Able to express and articulate themselves clearly, including use of proper grammar and appropriate vocabulary, as well as the ability to describe a set of facts or information in an organized, precise, clear and unambiguous fashion.
• Good judgment, common sense, and ingenuity to apply knowledge to assess alternatives and to identify and recommend solutions.
• Able to adjust work schedule and maintain flexibility to meet transaction team needs.
• Proficient in Windows environment, MS Office, Outlook and Excel; technically savvy.

IDEAL CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of renewable energy investment, energy tax credits and government incentive programs.
• Familiarity with EPC contracts, energy transmission, and/or energy regulation.
• Drafting and negotiation of corporate finance documentation, including Letter of Credit and Revolving Credit Facilities, and/or real estate documentation.
• Combination of training with top tier law firm and in-house counsel experience.
• Experience in advising senior management.

This position will reside at RWE’s office in downtown Chicago, IL with a hybrid working schedule.

Pay range: The annual base salary range for this position in Illinois is $160,000 - $240,000. The listed salary range represents our good faith estimate for this position and represents the range for new hire salaries across all U.S. locations. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. RWE considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s education & work experience, training & certifications, and key skills as well as market and business considerations at the time of the offer.

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.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No matter who you are, we welcome your application irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

RWE Clean Energy is one of the biggest names in the US renewables industry – and No.2 in solar. With a 1,500-strong team, the business has over 15 years’ experience of developing, constructing and operating renewable energy facilities, and ambitious plans for the future.

As part of the RWE Group’s Growing Green strategy to expand globally its green portfolio to more than 65 GW of installed capacity and to invest globally more than EUR 55 billion gross by 2030, RWE Clean Energy is determined to significantly increase its operating asset base in the U.S. This is backed by a project pipeline of more than 24 GW in onshore wind, solar and battery storage which provides for one of the largest development platforms in the United States.

Every project brings constantly-evolving technical, practical and social challenges – and drives a culture where everybody thrives, has fun and feels excited by each day. Our financial stability also means you’ll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

We are looking forward to your online application.