Compensation: $100–$135/hr
Location: Remote — US only (East Coast candidates only)
Employment Type: Contract
As an Energy Compliance Attorney, you will leverage your legal expertise to influence the development of next-generation AI systems. Your role is crucial in ensuring that utility-scale energy projects meet regulatory standards and compliance requirements, shaping how these models learn and perform through your high-quality input.
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.
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.
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.
Contract position, remote work available for candidates located on the East Coast of the USA. Applicants must be located on the East Coast of the USA.
