Transactions Attorney

State of California; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The California Energy Commission seeks a Clean Energy Transactions Attorney in the Chief Counsel’s Office to support energy policymakers in California. This role focuses on transactional matters, CEQA compliance, and representing the Commission in regulatory proceedings.

Under the supervision of an Attorney Supervisor, you will review, draft, and negotiate contracts, grants, and loans, and collaborate with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation related to transactional agreements.

Qualifications

• Must meet the MQs for Attorney III as defined in the CalHR Class Specification.
• Must be a member of the State Bar of California.
• Experience with state transactional work and environmental/energy law is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, grants, and loans for a range of energy programs.
• Advise on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and related laws.
• Represent the Commission in administrative proceedings.

Skills

Analytic skills

Research skills

Writing skills

Tools

State Contract Manual

Public Contract Code

Job description

The California Energy Commission seeks a Clean Energy Transactions Attorney in the Chief Counsel’s Office. The Chief Counsel’s Office is a mission-driven group that values teamwork that fosters an environment of trust and collaboration. Attorneys have an opportunity to work directly and closely with the state’s principal energy policymakers to support the CEC’s work to create the energy system of the future – one that is clean, resilient, reliable, and safe.

This opportunity is within the Chief Counsel’s Office Transactions Unit. Under the general direction of an Attorney Supervisor, the Clean Energy Transactions Attorney will be responsible for advising the Commission on transactional matters, including:

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, grants, and loans and the non-competitive or competitive processes to award them in such areas as clean transportation, which includes increasing the number of electric vehicle chargers, hydrogen refueling stations, and electric school buses in California; energy efficiency, cutting edge research, development, and demonstration projects related to electricity, natural gas, and geothermal energy; renewable energy, including offshore wind and energy storage; equitable building decarbonization; and improved ventilation and plumbing in schools.
• Reviewing and drafting legislation, regulations, solicitations and resulting agreements, including terms and conditions; provide advice on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and other laws; act as a subject matter expert when the Chief Counsel’s Office works with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation over transactional agreements; and
• Representing the Commission in administrative proceedings.

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Minimum Qualifications (MQs):

The MQs for this classification can be found at Attorney Series - CalHR. The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

Education Information:

If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at https://www.naces.org. Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment. If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• ATTORNEY III

Desirable Qualifications

The successful applicant should have strong analytic, research, and writing skills and have knowledge and experience, or demonstrated interest in (1) state transactional work, including grants, contracts, and loans, and the competitive and non-competitive methods for selecting them; (2) the State Contract Manual, Volumes 1 and 2, and Public Contract Code laws applicable to state agencies; (3) legislation related to programs that issue contracts, grants, and loans; and (4) state and federal environmental and energy law, including the California Environmental Quality Act; and (5) experience with administrative hearings and proceedings, such as before the California Public Utilities Commission and the Department of General Services. All applicants must be a member of the State Bar of California*.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.