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• A member of TotalEnergies Renewables USA, LLC (“TRUSA”) providing legal support and other key services to TotalEnergies’ U.S. renewable power generation businesses (such assolar and or wind projects).

• Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Renewable Energy
• Independently manage all legal aspects of TotalEnergies’ U.S. renewable power generation
• businesses, including drafting and negotiating agreements and documents relating to strategic cooperation, acquisitions, project developments, project financings, engineering, procurement and construction, offtake and operations;
• Provide legal advice and support to business managers relating to all legal aspects of renewable power generation; including compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
• Coordinate with tax advisors to ensure TotalEnergies obtains maximum legal protection of and efficient monetization of renewable energy tax benefits;
• Coordinate with the Finance team in connection with the financing of the projects (including debt and tax equity financings);
• Coordinate with subject matter specialists such as HSE, energy regulatory, and compliance;
• Engage with and effectively manage outside counsel to provide efficient and quality support to the business;

• Manage legal due diligence of projects;
• Negotiation, drafting and closing of complex commercial agreements relating to development of
• renewable power generation projects, financing and operation; including in the following areas:
  • M&A;
  • joint venture formations and strategic cooperation;
  • corporate formations, restructurings, and governance documents;
  • project financings, including debt and tax equity financings;
  • engineering, procurement and construction;
  • supply agreements;
  • grid interconnection agreements;
  • power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other offtake agreements;
  • development services agreements; and
  • shared facilities agreements;
  • operation and maintenance agreements; and
  • other standard commercial contracts and corporate documents
• Advise business managers on general corporate, commercial, and regulatory legal matters,
• including but not limited to, risk mitigation, corporate structuring and governance, and
• compliance.
• Analyze and interpret laws, statutes, and regulations; identify areas of compliance and potential vulnerability and risk.
• Engage outside counsel for specific legal matters, supervise and monitor their work to ensure that TotalEnergies receives excellent legal services and advice within budget and deadlines. Manage legal billing.

• Fast-paced, rapidly expanding area of TotalEnergies’ business;
• Involves evaluation and transfer of complicated tax benefits and specialized legal documentation of such transactions;
• Independent legal counsel requires sound judgment, high ethical, legal and compliance standards, and self-motivation;
• Rapid growth and complexity of the business requires business oriented attorney, comfortable working with a team, seeking practical solutions; excellent negotiating and communication skills; and a high level of organization and attention to detail;

• Complex commercial transactions, administrative proceedings and corporate matters
• Material legal, commercial and financial consequences of activities
• Coordination of legal activities with Compliance team
• Confidential and proprietary transactions and information

• Passion for renewable energy;
• Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school;
• Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. state and the ability to practice law in Texas;
• Preferably at least 8 years (at minimum 6 years) of experience negotiating and drafting agreements relating to M&A, financing and other complex commercial agreements;
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in legal matters relating to renewable power generation;
• Preference for experience in both law firm and in-house settings;
• Experience managing lawyers and other legal personnel;
• Strong communication skills and a proven ability to advise business managers on complex legal matters

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