Assistant General Counsel

Total Rewards Constellation offers an extensive selection of benefits and rewards to help our employees thrive professionally and personally. We provide competitive compensation and a wide-range of benefits that support both employees and their families, helping them prepare for the future. In addition to highly competitive salaries, eligible employees are offered a bonus program, 401(k) with company match, employee stock purchase program; comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, including robust wellbeing programs; disability and life insurance benefits; paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick days; and much more. Expected salary range of $192,600 to $214,000, varies based on experience, along with comprehensive benefits package that includes bonus and 401(k). Primary Purpose of Position A senior lawyer who is a highly qualified attorney handling complex legal matters and projects on behalf of the Company. Primary Duties and Accountabilities

• Serve as principal legal advisor supporting the day-to-day operation of Constellation's non-nuclear generation assets on the East Coast and Mid-West.
• Partner directly with operations leadership, commercial teams, engineering, environmental, asset management, and legal subject matter experts to identify legal and commercial risk early and develop creative business-oriented strategies that enable safe and reliable operations of the assets.
• Broad legal experience preferred, with energy, environmental or asset management experience a plus. Will advise on compliance, environmental, financial, real property, tax, commercial, and corporate issues.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of complex operational agreements, including co-generation steam and energy supply, fuel supply, O&M, LTSA, procurement, construction and real estate agreements.
• Provide strategic legal support during planned outages, forced outages, emergency operations events, major equipment failures and restoration activities.
• Assist in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, asset integrations, including due diligence, transaction documentation, regulatory approvals.
• Manage outside counsel to maximize benefits and minimize costs.
• Required to have or develop familiarity but not primary responsibility for federal and wholesale power market (PJM, ISO-NE, and NYISO) regulatory matters associated with these power plants (and ability to support associated compliance efforts).
• Ability to collaborate with Constellation legal department subject matter experts, including Operations, Environmental Health & Safety, Construction/Engineering, Government and Regulatory, Trading and Origination, Tax, Accounting and Public Relations/ Corporate Communications to develop practical legal solutions that support fleet optimization,
• Build trusted relationships across all levels of the organization by translating complex legal issues into clear, actionable business advice
  Minimum Qualifications
  
• 8-years professional experience in a specialized area of law
  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing and to analyze legal materials and data
  
• Excellent legal research, analytical abilities, and knowledge of federal and or state law
  
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of legal principles, practices, and procedures, with the ability to apply them to complex assignments
  
• An LLB or JD from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdictions
  Preferred Qualifications
  
• 6+years of practicing commercial law in a law firm or corporation, including substantial experience providing commercial legal support to power generation assets or energy infrastructure.
  
• Deep understanding of power generation operations in PJM, ISO-NE and NYISO.
  
• Experience serving as the primary legal advisor to plant operations, commercial and asset management teams.