Sr. Deputy General Counsel

ZRG Partners has been engaged to recruit a Senior Deputy General Counsel. This role requires prior/current experience in the utilities-related industry in order to be successful in this role. Also, all candidates MUST have a Florida Bar license. Senior Deputy General Counsel will advise the Chief Legal Officer, as well as the broader client leadership team on corporate, regulatory, and commercial initiatives in support of robust and efficient operations. As the utility moves through the global “energy transition”, the Senior Deputy General Counsel will be challenged with guiding the client on all matters related to the management of the utility’s substantial power and water operations, as well as a compelling portfolio of game-changing ESG and sustainability programs. Grounded in best practices from both state and national perspectives, the new Senior Deputy General Counsel will bring to the organization sound legal reasoning as well as keen commercial sensibilities.Senior Deputy General Counsel will be responsible for providing support, analysis, and counsel on environmental issues, intergovernmental relations and all public/private partnerships engaged in by the utility. He/she will serve the organization by anticipating and guarding the client against legal risks facing the utility, charged with developing and recommending important company policy and positioning on legal issues. Further, the Senior Deputy General Counsel will provide broad subject matter experience in all aspects of law, demonstrating excellent communication skills across the entire organization. And chiefly, he/she will serve as a business partner to leaders within the organization by providing insights into and with advice on potential legal, regulatory, and business ramifications throughout various decision-making processes.Ideal ExperienceFlorida Bar license Seven-plus years of practice in a law department, law firm, government practice, or equivalent experience in a corporate or commercial environment is required. A combination of in-house and law firm experience will be considered a plus, as will a combination of contract law and employment law;Proven ability to influence and collaborate cross-functionally in order to solve problems and implement solutions;Demonstrated legal experience leading initiatives pertaining to the generation and transmission of electric power. Knowledge of industry best practices and directional growth. Understanding of the Florida energy market as well as the national laws, regulations, and standards governing the industry;Excellent interpersonal communication, coaching, and presentation skills;Clear understanding and experience supporting capital projects of size and scale, to include asset acquisition, transition, and divestiture work;Experience managing outside attorneys and supervising support staff in a corporate environment is required, with cost effective management of outside legal resources to be considered a plus;Two-plus years of legal experience within the utility industry, either as an employee or in an outside legal counsel or regulatory role;Must have a working knowledge of Documentum/Legalise and Westlaw Legal Research.