Energy Compliance Attorney

Contractor · Remote · 100 openings

Key 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.
• Stay abreast of evolving federal and PJM regulatory requirements to proactively advise on compliance strategies.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Active bar membership with a background in energy regulatory or infrastructure law.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally in PJM markets or related jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience with PJM Interconnection processes, including site control requirements and queue compliance.
• In-depth knowledge of FERC regulations as they pertain to transmission and generation interconnection.
• Practice based on the East Coast with a focus on East Coast energy regulatory requirements.
• Experience at a law firm, utility, independent power producer (IPP), or a federal energy regulatory agency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as lead or senior counsel on PJM interconnection legal matters.
• Direct involvement with transmission developers, ISOs, or FERC in an advisory or decision-making capacity.
• Familiarity with utility-scale solar, wind, or transmission permitting processes in the eastern US.