Deputy General Counsel

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🦌 Connecticut – Remote

🦌 Connecticut – Remote

💵 $267.5k - $280k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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FuelCell Energy

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

FuelCell Energy is a company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for decarbonizing power generation and producing hydrogen. With over 50 years of expertise in fuel cell technology, they provide platforms for carbon capture, energy storage, and efficient power generation aimed at helping industries and communities transition to sustainable energy. Their offerings target various applications, including transportation, industrial processes, and waste management, all while supporting global net-zero commitments.

📋 Description

• Serve as a senior legal and strategic business partner for FuelCell Energy, a public company operating in power generation, infrastructure, clean energy, equipment manufacturing, and project development • Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on utility-scale and behind-the-meter power generation, equipment, electricity sales, power purchase, tolling, interconnection, capacity reservation, and long-term service agreements • Negotiate engineering, procurement and construction agreements, EPC subcontracts, owner’s engineer arrangements, and construction/project risk allocation • Lead project financing, tax equity, secured financing, and other structured financing matters • Support public company financing and capital markets activities, including securities offerings, private placements, credit facilities, debt instruments, and disclosure coordination • Support strategic investments, joint development, joint ventures, partnerships, licensing, technology collaborations, due diligence, transaction structuring, governance, exit rights, and post-closing integration • Provide legal advice across commercial, supply chain, procurement, sales, engineering, manufacturing, and procurement activities from opportunity intake through contract lifecycle management • Identify and mitigate contracting risks involving performance obligations, liquidated damages, remedies, liability limitations, indemnities, and intellectual property • Manage outside counsel, including scoping, budgeting, work-product review, legal strategy, and coordination across complex transactions • Develop and improve contracting playbooks, templates, contract lifecycle management practices, and cross-functional transaction protocols

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school • License to practice law in Connecticut or another U.S. jurisdiction • Admission to the Connecticut Bar or Connecticut Authorized House Counsel status within six months of employment, as applicable • At least 10 to 15 years of progressively responsible legal experience, including law firm training and senior in-house experience • Experience supporting complex commercial, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, project finance, corporate finance, or public company matters • Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating equipment supply, EPC, PPA, tolling, long-term service, master supply/procurement, commercial, and project agreements • Experience with project development and project finance structures, including debt financing, tax equity, sponsor support, guarantees, export credit agency support, and financing-party diligence • Experience with M&A, joint ventures, joint development agreements, strategic partnerships, licensing, technology, and commercial arrangements • Experience in utility-scale power generation, infrastructure, clean energy, project development, manufacturing, or energy technology sectors • Familiarity with FERC, ISO/RTO matters, state utility commissions, siting authorities, tariffs, interconnection, permitting, market structures, and energy incentive programs • Ability to translate complex legal, technical, engineering, financial, and commercial issues into clear advice • Strong judgment balancing legal risk and commercial objectives in a public company context • Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and legal writing skills • Strong business acumen and understanding of project economics, commercial objectives, financing constraints, and operational realities • Senior-level judgment and discretion • Integrity and ethics • Ability to lead complex negotiations and coordinate interdisciplinary teams through contract execution • Ability to identify issues early, propose practical solutions, and drive timely resolution • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities • Collaborative, pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to use legal technology and contract lifecycle management tools • Ability to work at a desk and computer for extended periods • Ability to move around buildings and project sites for meetings and site visits • Ability and willingness to travel approximately 10%–15%, including possible international travel • Ability and willingness to wear required PPE, including safety glasses, safety shoes, and hard hat • Successful completion of drug screen, criminal background check, and employment and education verification • No agency submissions

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Company-paid life insurance • Company-paid disability insurance • 401(k) plan • Employee stock purchase plan • Generous paid leave • Competitive compensation package • Equal-opportunity and inclusive, safe work environment • Reasonable accommodation for disabled job seekers