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Requisition ID # 162022
Job Category: Legal
Job Level: Attorney
Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance
Work Type: Hybrid
Job Location: Oakland
Department Overview
The Law Department provides timely, efficient and business-focused legal services to the company. The Law Gas & Electric Operations team provides both regulatory and transactional support to clients across a broad spectrum of matters, primarily related to energy operations, including electrification, decarbonization, electric and gas safety, clean fuels, transition of the natural gas system, and legislative initiatives.
Position Summary
If you are interested in making an impact on our communities by supporting safety, infrastructure operations, clean fuels and decarbonization, then this position may be right for you. The Counsel Attorney will report to the Managing Counsel for Law Gas & Electric Operations and will be responsible for providing legal support as well as advice and counsel to Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s electric operations, electrification, electric transmission, gas operations, and gas engineering teams, including assisting in regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and transactions involving electrification pilot programs, the transition of the gas industry, electric transmission development, electric and gas compliance, and emerging clean fuels.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity.
A reasonable salary range is:
Bay Area Minimum: $170,000
Bay Area Maximum: $290,000
Job Responsibilities
• Represent PG&E in regulatory proceedings before the CPUC and FERC, including hearings, workshops, written submissions, and filings. Research and draft pleadings for submission to regulatory bodies in respective proceedings.
• Develop and implement regulatory strategy as part of team that includes regulatory affairs and client representatives from policy and operations organizations.
• Provide advice and counsel to management and project teams on legal and regulatory issues and strategy.
• Consult with other attorneys in the Law Department regarding key business and legal issues.
• Strategize on and provide advice on legislative initiatives that impact electric and gas operations.
• Research, review, interpret, and draft project documents for transactions involving the sale of natural gas infrastructure with project teams.
• Support internal investigations and responses to regulatory enforcement actions concerning electric and gas incidents.
• Under supervision, manage and coordinate outside counsel handling specific proceedings or issues.
Qualifications
Minimum:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in California (or Registered In-House Counsel)
• 6 years of experience, which may include other industry experience relevant to the position
• Experience as Attorney, 3 years
Desired:
• Interest in the future of the California utility model and its ability to impact our communities by meeting the state’s clean energy goals while ensuring affordable rates for customers.
• Experience advising clients in the energy industry, including regulatory and transactional.
• Ability to represent PG&E in proceedings before regulatory bodies, including prior experience in state public utility commission proceedings or administrative litigation and/or competence in drafting and negotiating commercial/clean energy transactional agreements.
• Capable of working independently and as a team member.
• Experience directly advising clients and ability to provide a high level of client service.
• Ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands from multiple internal and external sources.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong academic record.
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