Energy Compliance Attorney

Job Description

Job Title: Energy Compliance Attorney

Job Type: Contractor

Location: Remote (USA - East Coast candidates only)

Job Summary:

As a Energy Compliance Attorney, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide comprehensive legal review and final sign-off on site control packages and interconnection compliance documentation for utility-scale energy projects.

2. Resolve escalated document disputes identified by Tier 1 reviewers, ensuring legal accuracy and regulatory compliance.

3. Assess and confirm the alignment of project filings with FERC regulations and PJM Interconnection requirements.

4. Review permitting submissions for transmission and generation to ensure full legal and regulatory conformity.

5. Deliver structured, high-quality legal opinions and findings in standardized formats tailored for client delivery.

6. Collaborate with project teams to address complex legal and compliance challenges throughout the development lifecycle.

7. Stay abreast of evolving federal and PJM regulatory requirements to proactively advise on compliance strategies.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

1. Active bar membership with a background in energy regulatory or infrastructure law.

2. 8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally in PJM markets or related jurisdictions.

3. Demonstrated experience with PJM Interconnection processes, including site control requirements and queue compliance.

4. In-depth knowledge of FERC regulations as they pertain to transmission and generation interconnection.

5. Practice based on the East Coast with a focus on East Coast energy regulatory requirements.

6. Experience at a law firm, utility, independent power producer (IPP), or a federal energy regulatory agency.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience as lead or senior counsel on PJM interconnection legal matters.

2. Direct involvement with transmission developers, ISOs, or FERC in an advisory or decision-making capacity.

3. Familiarity with utility-scale solar, wind, or transmission permitting processes in the eastern US.