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ContourGlobal is an established Independent Power Producer developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation assets worldwide. The company currently manages more than 6.2 GW of installed capacity across different generation technologies in 18 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America. With a current share of renewables capacity of 27%, the company has committed to speed up the decarbonization of its portfolio with a sustainable transition of its thermal fleet, the repowering of existing renewable assets and the organic development of new renewable projects. ContourGlobal, a KKR company since 2022, has a track record of almost 20 years of experience in partnering with communities, institutions, and customers that benefit from its power supply through long-term contracts or innovative PPAs, coupled with energy management solutions.

Job Summary

Reporting to the President & CEO Americas Division and Group General Counsel and working closely with the divisional management team, the Division General Counsel US will perform a key role in the Division’s management with full responsibility for all transactional matters arising within the Division.

Job Responsibilities

• The Division General Counsel US will function as a senior member of the divisional management team with responsibility for supporting and advising all transactional opportunities for the Division.
• Serve as a member of the Company’s senior leadership team and other management committees.
• Legally support the Division’s and the Company’s growth objectives through advising a range of business and project development activities, including greenfield development, origination, regulatory and legal due diligence, M&A and joint development (all stages, from NDAs, offer letters, legal and regulatory due diligence, Share Purchase Agreements, guarantees, and other transactional documentation) and acquisition and project financing; assist in the evaluation and recommendation of various growth initiatives, including opportunities for US government infrastructure, renewables and transitional technologies incentives (e.g., carbon capture/CCS; tax and production credits, etc.)
• Prepare and oversee lawyers in the negotiation, preparation, implementation and management of project contracts (i.e., PPAs, O&Ms, TSAs, EPCs, etc.).
• Drive the performance against quarterly and annual group objectives, key performance indicators and other performance management metrics.
• Manage cross functional project teams (including internal and external lawyers and other internal corporate services personnel) across transactional matters and projects.
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s internal policies and procedures, including providing support for the Compliance function and its activities as needed.
• Support the Group General Counsel on the reporting of all material matters arising in the Division, including to internal and external stakeholders, management, the Board, and Board Committees.
• Develop and support existing internal processes to improve business results and initiatives to efficiently manage legal resources and outside legal spend.

Qualifications

In addition to a J.D. from a top-tier law school, strong academic credentials, and an active admission to a state bar, the successful candidate will bring the following qualifications:

• Senior, Broad-Based Legal Experience: 10+ years of legal transactional experience from both a top-tier law firm and senior in-house roles at companies of scale, with an ability to work effectively with colleagues across an organization. Broad knowledge across disciplines and diverse legal and compliance experience.
• Transactional background: In dept experience in leading and negotiating complex transactions, such as M&A, project financing or JDA’s, including strong drafting skills.
• Relevant Industry Experience: Experience as a senior legal leader within the renewable energy industry preferred, or if not, another related sector (e.g., energy broadly power, oil and gas). Deep knowledge of the laws, regulations, and challenges facing the industry.

Global Experience: Experience operating in a global company of scale and working with multinational and non co-located teams.

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of the society we live in and markets we operate.

About Contourglobal

ContourGlobal is a power generation company committed to new growth in thermal and renewable technologies. Our mission is to develop, acquire and operate electricity generation businesses worldwide, creating economic and social value through better operations, and making the communities where we work better because we are there.

OUR VALUES

• To care about our people’s health, safety, well-being and development.
• To act transparently and with moral integrity.
• To work hard and without boundaries as a multinational, integrated team.
• To expect, embrace and enable excellence and continuous learning through humility, and the knowledge that we will fail but when we do, we will learn.
• To honor the commitments of those who have placed their trust in us.

Nearest Major Market: Houston