Senior Contracts Counsel – Procurement & Energy Tech

Puget Sound Energy; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Puget Sound Energy is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel specialized in contracts to review, negotiate and manage a broad range of procurement-related agreements, including vendor and services contracts, amendments and SOWs.

You will provide legal guidance to internal clients, assess risks, and help improve templates, standards and protocols across the supply chain. The role requires cross-functional collaboration and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate degree and 3 years of legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Strong initiative plus excellent management, communication, teamwork, delegation, and problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated capacity to build relationships internally and externally; ability to establish rapport with business clients across the organization.
• Highly effective in written and verbal communication.
• Excellent advocacy and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, negotiate, and manage various contracts, including vendor, services, materials, technology, software, consulting, confidentiality, and other procurement-related agreements, such as master services agreements, amendments, and statements of work.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on contracts to internal clients, acting as the first point of contact for legal terms review for PSE's procurement team.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure that risk assessments for all technology and related contract purchases are performed.
• Help improve templates, contracting and risk standards, and related protocols for procurement contracts.
• Manage a steady portfolio of active agreements in a fast-moving environment, ensure timely execution of assigned agreements and keep stakeholders regularly informed of progress.
• Identify legal and business risks in proposed vendor, service, or other procurement agreements.
• Advise on procurement related data privacy and data security issues.
• Partner with internal information security teams to help develop and improve technology vendor procurement and evaluation protocols.
• Provide training and educational programs to PSE employees regarding procurement matters.
• Collaborate with internal clients to understand their needs, provide guidance, and establish effective communications to ensure coordination and alignment of legal support.
• Maintain organized control of versions and retain documents in accordance with record retention policies.
• Monitor legal and related business trends, educate appropriate parties, and advocate for adjustments in policies and procedures.
• Advocate PSE's interests to internal and external audiences in a variety of legal and business matters.
• Handle administrative matters efficiently and appropriately.
• Perform special projects and other legal responsibilities as assigned by the legal team to meet PSE's business needs.
• Drive legal agreements to completion while working cross-functionally and soliciting input, feedback and approvals from business stakeholders as appropriate

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Tools

Contract and vendor management tools

Job description

Puget Sound Energy is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel specialized in contracts to review, negotiate and manage a broad range of procurement-related agreements, including vendor and services contracts, amendments and SOWs.

You will provide legal guidance to internal clients, assess risks, and help improve templates, standards and protocols across the supply chain. The role requires cross-functional collaboration and strong communication skills.