Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crossing Hurdles is seeking an Energy Compliance Attorney to provide legal expertise in energy regulatory matters. The role involves reviewing compliance documentation for energy projects, resolving disputes, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive legal review and final sign-off on site control packages and interconnection compliance documentation for utility-scale energy projects
- Resolve escalated document disputes identified by Tier 1 reviewers, ensuring legal accuracy and regulatory compliance
- Assess and confirm the alignment of project filings with FERC regulations and PJM Interconnection requirements
- Review permitting submissions for transmission and generation to ensure full legal and regulatory conformity
- Deliver structured, high-quality legal opinions and findings in standardized formats tailored for client delivery
- Collaborate with project teams to address complex legal and compliance challenges throughout the development lifecycle
Skills
- Have an active bar membership with a background in energy regulatory or infrastructure law
- Have strong relevant experience in the domain, ideally with of legal experience in PJM markets or related jurisdictions
- Demonstrate experience with PJM Interconnection processes, including site control requirements and queue compliance
- Possess in-depth knowledge of FERC regulations as they pertain to transmission and generation interconnection
- Have practice experience based on the East Coast with a focus on East Coast energy regulatory requirements
- Have experience at a law firm, utility, independent power producer (IPP), or a federal energy regulatory agency
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