General Counsel & Demand Response

Enel North America Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 198,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Generous PTO

Paid leave programs

Professional development allowance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Enel North America Inc. is seeking a strategic legal professional to support its Energy Management and Commodities Trading teams.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating Power Purchase Agreements, ISDA agreements and other complex commercial deals, while advising on Know Your Customer processes and corporate structuring. You will collaborate with senior leaders, manage cross‑border transactions, and contribute to regulatory compliance across federal, state, and local levels.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• At least 5 years of legal experience practicing in transactions, with an emphasis on energy trading.
• General knowledge and understanding of FERC and RTO rules and requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and commercial legal advice and recommendations.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral; ability to present clear and practical legal positions.
• Excellent business judgment.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Ability to influence others and to gain support for his/her ideas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; builds strong working relationships across the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills combined with attention to details and thoroughness.
• Excellent organizational skills, effectively managing priorities while meeting timelines.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate Power Purchase Agreements.
• Draft and negotiate REC agreements.
• Draft and negotiate ISDA agreements.
• Structure, draft and negotiate other complex and time‑sensitive commercial transactions.
• Facilitate, revise and counsel on the Company's Know Your Customer process.
• Incorporate, manage and update corporate entities, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, case law and bylaws.
• Support, advise and lead the Company through federal, state and local permitting processes.
• Handle litigation related to the business line, including regulatory claims and investigations.
• Advise management and employees on a wide range of legal issues including corporate and compliance law, energy trading matters, litigations, insurance, development and finance.
• Develop and implement preventive legal strategies to minimize litigation and disputes.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally on occasion

Skills

Energy trading knowledge

Commercial legal advice

Negotiation skills

Regulatory understanding

Strong communication

Education

Juris Doctorate

Job description

Who We Are

Enel North America is a proven renewables leader delivering clean, flexible and sustainable energy solutions.

As part of the Enel Group, we develop, build, own and operate renewable power plants and demand response solutions, with over 11 gigawatts (GW) of installed wind and solar capacity, over 1 GW of energy storage and nearly 5 GW of demand response in the US and Canada.

For nearly 25 years, we've reliably powered modern life and driven climate action with our people, partners and communities by putting sustainability at the center of everything we do. Enel is a top-five industry leader for clean power capacity in the US, demand response in North America and utility‑scale battery storage in Texas.

We are a smart and passionate team working together to build the Enel North America that we want for the long‑term - one that is founded on strong financial, social and environmental values. Being on our team means being part of lasting progress to create a thriving and more sustainable world for our climate and communities. It means valuing safety, trust, innovation, proactivity, flexibility and respect in all we do. Our vision is ambitious, and we'll get there together.

The Opportunity:

This position supports the Energy Management and Commodities Trading team of Enel North America, Inc. an Enel Group company.

This position will provide legal advice and support on various legal issues such as: PPA drafting and negotiations, ISDA drafting and negotiations, gas trading agreements, "Know Your Customer" processes, general commercial contract negotiations, regulatory investigation and claim management and all other legal issues presented to this business line. This position reports to and has frequent interaction with both the Vice President of Legal and Corporate Affairs for the United States and Canada and the Global Legal Head of Power Purchase Agreements Legal Affairs. This position will frequently interact with both senior executives and other members of the trading team, senior executives at Enel North America Inc and Enel S.p.A. level.

What You'll Do at Enel North America:

• Draft and negotiate Power Purchase Agreements;
• Draft and negotiate REC agreements;
• Draft and negotiate ISDA agreements;
• Structure, draft and negotiate other complex and time‑sensitive commercial transactions.
• Facilitate, revise and counsel on the Company's "know your customer" process
• Incorporate, manage and update corporate entities, ensuring the compliance with applicable laws, case law and relevant bylaws.
• Support, advise and lead the Company through federal, state and local permitting processes.
• Handle any litigation related to the business line, including regulatory claims and investigations.
• Advise management and employees on a wide range of legal issues, such as corporate law, compliance law, civil law with a particular focus on the matter related to energy trading business, litigations, insurance, development and finance issues, interpreting and explaining legal rules, principles and requirements;
• Develop and implement, in line with the strategic scope of Legal Department, preventive legal strategies to minimize litigation, third party disputes and other potential liability.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally on occasion

Who You Are & What You've Accomplished:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school required.
• At least 5 years of legal experience practicing in transactions, with an emphasis on energy trading.
• General knowledge and understanding of FERC and RTO rules and requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and commercial legal advice and recommendations.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral; ability to present clear and practical legal positions.
• Excellent business judgment.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Ability to influence others and to gain support for his/her ideas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; builds strong working relationships across the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills combined with attention to details and thoroughness.
• Excellent organizational skills, effectively managing priorities while meeting timelines.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Enel North America is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information. We will not discriminate, in any employment decision, against any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veterans/national guard/military reserve status. This shall be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in every location in which Enel North America has facilities. Enel North America maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Accessibility - If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact [e-mail].

What Enel North America Offers You:

The pay range for this position is $198,000.00 to $297,000.00 annually. The base pay actually offered will be based on several factors, including job‑related knowledge, skills, work experience, education, and internal equity. At Enel, base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Please see below for additional information on Enel North America rewards.

Enel North America offers its regular full‑time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.

* Benefits are effective as of day one! * Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:

• 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 100% of the first 4% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
• Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
• Paid leave programs
• The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
• The opportunity to work for one of the world's most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.

An employee's eligibility for these benefits shall be subject to the governing documents for such plans and programs and/or company policy. The benefits described above may be modified or eliminated with or without notice in accordance with the governing documents and applicable law.

Enel North America is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process for all job seekers. We will never ask you to pay money or provide sensitive information, such as your social security number or bank account number, as part of the application process. We only hire through our official channels, which include our website and LinkedIn page. If you receive a job offer that did not come through one of those channels, it is likely a scam, and we suggest reporting it to the authorities.