Associate General Counsel, Director - Construction

QTS Data Centers • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

Associate General Counsel, Director (Construction) supports the company’s legal operations in a variety of matters, with a focus that includes construction, project development, energy procurement and utilities. The position provides support to the company’s development operations and other business units. Experience with large scale construction and/or power projects is preferred.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
• Admission to the Bar of a U.S. state or the District of Columbia
• Seven or more years of legal experience as a practicing lawyer working in the area of design, engineering, and construction contracting (representing owners and developers)
• Legal experience with, or willingness to learn, regulations and contracting for energy and utilities procurement and/or power or power-related projects.
• Hands-on, self-starter who is disciplined and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting that requires a highly accurate and timely work product
• Agile and versatile; comfortable with new and unfamiliar subject matter; easily adaptable to change
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Enterprising and entrepreneurial
• Able to take initiative with no direction
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong listening, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and accountability to deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving business environment
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel), Box, Workday, DocuSign
• Excellent analytical, time-management, judgment and decision-making skills
• Possess ambition and an optimistic attitude
• Ability to effectively multitask and manage competing priorities and demands on time
• Strong problem-solving and negotiation skills
• Able to effectively manage complicated legal and business issues
• Ability to effectively manage others, including outside counsel and service providers

Nice To Haves

• Experience with large scale construction and/or power projects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal aspects of the company’s construction and procurement contracting terms and process; work with the company’s Development team in negotiating and managing construction contracts
• Oversee legal aspects of the company’s energy / utilities procurement program (including renewables); work with the company’s Development team to secure power and utilities to the company’s projects
• Advise on regulatory matters regarding energy and utilities
• Advise on regulatory, health and environmental matters regarding development projects
• Negotiate and work with the company’s contractors and utility providers
• Negotiate and structure project-related documents, including vendor / supply agreements, O&M agreements, offtake agreements and other similar agreements
• Support project financing transactions
• Assisting with a variety of other legal matters such as regulatory matters, permitting, environmental, due diligence and real estate, as well as various other transactional matters and agreements as needed
• Working with and managing outside counsel, partners, customers, counterparties and other third parties, as needed
• Performing a broad range of legal matters and general business matters based on the needs of the company, as may be assigned by the General Counsel

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• flexible spending and HSA accounts
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• paid volunteer days
• employee assistance program
• tuition assistance
• parental leave
• military leave assistance
• QTS scholarship for dependents
• wellness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director