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Senior Counsel – Commercial

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🔥 13 minutes ago

🏄 California – Remote

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💵 $146k - $190k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Energy Vault

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

⚡ Energy

Manufacturing • Consulting • Energy

Energy Vault is a company specializing in innovative energy storage solutions. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software, and service solutions to meet various energy storage needs, ranging from short to ultra-long durations. Energy Vault integrates cutting-edge technologies such as proprietary battery, gravity, hydrogen, and hybrid energy storage systems, emphasizing flexibility, scalability, and sustainability. With a focus on customer-centric solutions, Energy Vault serves a global clientele that includes utilities and large energy users, helping them maximize economic and environmental value. The company's sophisticated software, VaultOS, aids in real-time energy management and optimization of storage and other energy assets.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic and transactional legal support to the company’s commercial efforts • Draft, negotiate, and analyze commercial contracts, including EPC and EEQ Agreements, LTSAs, Offtake Agreements, Software Agreements, procurement and supplier MSAs, lease agreements, PPAs, consultant agreements, and other origination-related contracts • Support project development and acquisition activities by preparing and negotiating interconnection agreements, land and lease agreements, MIPAs, Joint Development Agreements, and Development Services Agreements • Support project finance activities by drafting and negotiating financing, tax, and ITC agreements • Structure, draft, review, and negotiate other related commercial agreements • Develop form files for repeat transaction types • Advise business teams on construction issues including change orders, waivers, and force majeure notices • Advise on post-construction matters including warranty claims • Provide commercial legal guidance on corporate matters, intellectual property, commercial law, UCC, dispute resolution, commercial liability, and risk assessment • Support M&A activities through due diligence and negotiation • Manage and partner with external subject-matter expert legal advisors • Partner with cross-functional teams on commercial strategy, risk mitigation, and deal execution • Report to the Chief Legal Officer

🎯 Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school • Member of a state bar in good standing • 6+ years’ total work experience after law school • 3+ years' experience with EPC contract drafting and negotiations • 2+ years’ experience in power generation, renewables, and/or energy storage • Experience handling multiple legal matters successfully and efficiently across various legal areas • Ability to understand and analyze complex legal matters, summarize significant legal concerns, and communicate them effectively to businesspeople • Experience assessing legal and business risk and communicating alternatives • Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems • Ability to exceed goals successfully and consistently perform at a high level • Ability to work hard and handle challenging tasks with energy • Strong written and verbal communication skills tailored to the audience and message • Ability to determine when to use outside counsel while limiting legal spend • Ability to manage workload autonomously without day-to-day oversight • Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple stakeholder groups • Ability to recognize when specialized legal expertise is required and engage outside counsel strategically • Willingness to travel domestically and/or internationally, up to 10% • Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments • Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check • Energy Vault participates in E-Verify

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus plan • Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) • 401K employer matching • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family • Flexible Spending Account • Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance • 8-weeks for Paternity leave • Generous holiday allowance • Flexible time off plus sick leave • Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses

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