Transactions Attorney (Attorney III)

Job Description and Duties The California Energy Commission seeks a Clean Energy Transactions Attorney in the Chief Counsel’s Office. The Chief Counsel’s Office is a mission-driven group that values teamwork that fosters an environment of trust and collaboration. Attorneys have an opportunity to work directly and closely with the state’s principal energy policymakers to support the CEC’s work to create the energy system of the future – one that is clean, resilient, reliable, and safe. This opportunity is within the Chief Counsel’s Office Transactions Unit. Under the general direction of an Attorney Supervisor, the Clean Energy Transactions Attorney will be responsible for advising the Commission on transactional matters, including: • Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, grants, and loans and the non-competitive or competitive processes to award them in such areas as clean transportation, which includes increasing the number of electric vehicle chargers, hydrogen refueling stations, and electric school buses in California; energy efficiency, cutting edge research, development, and demonstration projects related to electricity, natural gas, and geothermal energy; renewable energy, including offshore wind and energy storage; equitable building decarbonization; and improved ventilation and plumbing in schools. • Reviewing and drafting legislation, regulations, solicitations and resulting agreements, including terms and conditions; provide advice on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and other laws; act as a subject matter expert when the Chief Counsel’s Office works with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation over transactional agreements; and • Representing the Commission in administrative proceedings. For step-by-step tutorials on creating a CalCareers account, searching for and applying for positions, click the video link below. California State Hiring Process Instructional Video Series - YouTube Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at Attorney Series - CalHR. The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position. Education Information: If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at https://www.naces.org. Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment. If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File. Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking a brief survey at CEC Recruitment Survey. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person: 1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678. 2) The Job Control number 537270 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678. 3) Request for Personnel Action Number 140-135 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678. 4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678. 5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: The successful applicant should have strong analytic, research, and writing skills and have knowledge and experience, or demonstrated interest in (1) state transactional work, including grants, contracts, and loans, and the competitive and non-competitive methods for selecting them; (2) the State Contract Manual, Volumes 1 and 2, and Public Contract Code laws applicable to state agencies; (3) legislation related to programs that issue contracts, grants, and loans; and (4) state and federal environmental and energy law, including the California Environmental Quality Act; and (5) experience with administrative hearings and proceedings, such as before the California Public Utilities Commission and the Department of General Services. All applicants must be a member of the State Bar of California*.