<p>NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!<br> </p><p><span style="font-size:16.0px;"><b>Position Specific Description</b></span></p><p></p><p>NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced attorney for the commercial and infrastructure group within NextEra Energy’s General Counsel Business Unit. This position will provide legal support related to structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts for procurement of EPC and construction services, engineered equipment (such as power generation equipment), and other complex commercial transactions.<br> </p><p>Applicants should have:</p><ul><li>At least 10 years of experience in a top law firm supporting the energy and utility industries.</li><li>Significant experience drafting and negotiating contracts for procurement of power generation equipment and engineering and procurement work. </li><li>Experience representing electric utilities and independent power producers.</li><li>Employees in this job structure, negotiate, and draft agreements for complex transactions and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to internal clients, including senior management, with minimal supervision.</li></ul><p><br>**Position could be located in the following locations: Juno Beach, FL, Houston, TX,  Washington, DC, but remote work from other locations will be considered based on candidate experience**</p><p></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this role act as the senior legal advisor to the company and senior management in a functional area or discipline. Individuals require a high level of professional expertise and experience with major financial implications to the company or a business unit.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Provides legal advice and service on complex legal issues and examines facts and law to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits</li><li>Represents the company in litigation, regulatory proceedings, government investigations, and legal transactions</li><li>Ensures compliance with company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensures reporting of potentially material legal issues to audit function and senior management</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Juris Doctorate</li><li>Experience: 10+ years</li><li>Member in Good Standing of State Bar</li></ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>None</li></ul></div></div></div><p> </p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></b> to learn more.</p><p> </p><p><b>Employee Group:</b>  Exempt<br><b>Employee Type:</b>  Full Time<br><b>Job Category:</b>  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br><b>Organization:</b>  <span>NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC</span> <br><b>Relocation Provided:</b>  Yes, if applicable</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#0096db;">recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy <b>does not</b> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <b>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</b>. Please see our </span><a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#0096db;">policy</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> for more information.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:4.0px;"><span>#LI-GM1</span> </span></span></p>

<p>NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power &amp; Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world&rsquo;s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&amp;P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune&rsquo;s 2019 list of &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Most Admired Companies&rdquo; and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune&rsquo;s 2018 list of companies that &ldquo;Change the World.&rdquo;</p>

Senior Complex Commercial Transactions Attorney

<p>NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!<br>&nbsp;</p><p><span><b>Position Specific Description</b></span></p><p></p><p>NextEra Energy is seeking an experienced attorney for the commercial and infrastructure group within NextEra Energy’s General Counsel Business Unit. This position will provide legal support related to structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts for procurement of EPC and construction services, engineered equipment (such as power generation equipment), and other complex commercial transactions.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>Applicants should have:</p><ul><li>At least 10 years of experience in a top law firm supporting the energy and utility industries.</li><li>Significant experience drafting and negotiating contracts for procurement of power generation equipment and engineering and procurement work.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience representing electric utilities and independent power producers.</li><li>Employees in this job structure, negotiate, and draft agreements for complex transactions and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to internal clients, including senior management, with minimal supervision.</li></ul><p><br>**Position could be located in the following locations: Juno Beach, FL, Houston, TX, &nbsp;Washington, DC, but remote work from other locations will be considered based on candidate experience**</p><p></p><div><div><div><h2>Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this role act as the senior legal advisor to the company and senior management in a functional area or discipline. Individuals require a high level of professional expertise and experience with major financial implications to the company or a business unit.</p></div></div><div><div><h2>Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><ul><li>Provides legal advice and service on complex legal issues and examines facts and law to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuits</li><li>Represents the company in litigation, regulatory proceedings, government investigations, and legal transactions</li><li>Ensures compliance with company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensures reporting of potentially material legal issues to audit function and senior management</li><li>Performs other job-related duties as assigned</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>Juris Doctorate</li><li>Experience: 10+ years</li><li>Member in Good Standing of State Bar</li></ul></div></div><div><div><h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><ul><li>None</li></ul></div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></b> to learn more.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Employee Group:</b> &nbsp;Exempt<br><b>Employee Type:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;Full Time<br><b>Job Category:</b> &nbsp;Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br><b>Organization:</b> &nbsp;<span>NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC</span>&nbsp;<br><b>Relocation Provided:</b> &nbsp;Yes, if applicable</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com"><span>recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span>, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy <b>does not</b> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <b>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</b>. Please see our </span><a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D"><span>policy</span></a><span> for more information.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span>#LI-GM1</span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>

Senior Complex Commercial Transactions Attorney

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