Sr NEET FERC Attorney

Requisition ID:

90417

NextEra Energy Transmission, LLC (NEET) is the leading competitive transmission company in North America. We develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain transmission assets across the continent. We operate through our regional subsidiaries to integrate generation resources and enhance grid reliability. Do you want to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the transmission industry? Join our world-class team today.

Position Specific Description

The successful candidate will join NextEra’s Federal Regulatory Affairs team, a high-functioning and collaborative in-house legal team based out of NextEra’s Washington, D.C. office that includes seven FERC attorneys plus support staff. The team represents NextEra and its subsidiaries before FERC. The ideal candidate will have law firm or in-house experience and demonstrable expertise in matters related to FERC-jurisdictional cost-of-service ratemaking, regulatory accounting, and incentive rate treatments available under FERC Order No. 679. The role is being created to provide a dedicated FERC legal resource for NextEra Energy Transmission, which is the leading competitive transmission company in North America. We develop, finance, construct, operate and maintain transmission assets across the continent. We operate through our regional subsidiaries to integrate generation resources and enhance grid reliability.

Job Overview

Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

- Provides written and oral legal advice to clients

- Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization

- Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel

- Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership

- Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

- Member in Good Standing of State Bar

- High School Grad / GED

- Juris Doctorate

- Bachelor's Degree

- Experience:5+ years

Preferred Qualifications

- None

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Employee Group:

Exempt

Employee Type:

Full Time

Job Category:

Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization:

NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC

Relocation Provided:

Yes, if applicable

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