Puget Sound Energy

Senior Corporate Counsel - Procurement

LocationBellevue, WA
Salary$159,300-$265,200

About This Job

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you! With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

PSE's Legal Department 2 team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Senior Corporate Counsel - Procurement position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.


Job Description

Puget Sound Energy is Washington State's largest and most established energy company. We serve over a million electric customers and over three quarter million natural gas customers. As PSE works to transform our business to meet increased energy demand and decarbonize our power supply in compliance with Washington State's Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) while safely delivering reliable and resilient energy to our customers, we are looking for someone that shares the same passion to help us reach our de-carbonization goals. Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Puget Sound Energy, with our clean energy transition, has more going on than ever before. We contract with a multitude or organizations to ensure that we are able to deliver on our clean energy future. This role will advise on contracts ranging from critical partners to building critical infrastructure assets at all levels of our supply chains.

The successful candidate will have a passion for contract review and to improve processes. This role will work cross functionally across the enterprise, applying knowledge and using judgement to determine appropriate risk exposure levels.


Job Responsibilities

Prepare, negotiate, and manage various procurement type contracts, including standard and non-standard vendor contracts including master service agreements, strategic component sourcing agreements, network hardware and consumer product purchasing agreements, software licensing agreements, consultant agreements, vendor service agreements, NDAs, amendments, and statements of work

Provide legal advice and guidance on procurement to internal stakeholders, acting as the first point of contact for legal terms review for our procurement team
Familiarity with contract and vendor management tools and processes
Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure that risk assessments for all technology and related contract purchases are performed
Help develop and improve templates, contracting/risk standards and related protocols for procurement contracts
Manage a steady portfolio of active agreements in a fast moving environment, ensure timely execution of assigned agreements and keep stakeholders informed of progress regularly
Identify any legal and business risks inherent to a proposed vendor, service, or other procurement agreements
Advise on procurement related data privacy and data security issues
Partner with internal information security teams to help develop and improve technology vendor procurement and evaluation protocols
Provide training and educational programs to firm staff regarding procurement matters
Collaborate with firm management and stakeholders to understand their procurement needs, provide guidance, and establish effective communications to ensure coordination and alignment of legal activities
Leverage procurement legal expertise knowledge and develop continuity of knowledge to deliver coordinated and comprehensive solutions and maintain organized control of versions and retain documents s in accordance with record retention policies
Monitor legal and related business trends, educates appropriate parties, and advocates adjustments in PSE’s policies and procedures
Advocate PSE’s interests to internal and external audiences in a variety of legal and business matters
Handle administrative matters efficiently and appropriately
Perform special projects and other legal responsibilities as assigned by the legal team to meet PSE’s business needs
Drive legal agreements to completion while working cross-functionally and soliciting input, feedback and approvals from business stakeholders as appropriate


Minimum Qualifications

Juris Doctorate degree and 3 years of legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.

Strong initiative plus excellent management, communication, teamwork, delegation, and problem-solving abilities.
Demonstrated capacity to build relationships internally and externally; ability to establish rapport with business clients across the organization.
Highly effective in written and verbal communication.
Excellent advocacy and organization skills.


Desired Qualifications

Significant experience reviewing and negotiating contracts, including data processing agreements and data security terms

Strong experience working with vendors and supply chain processes, especially technology/software vendors, services-based vendors, field/on-site vendors and/or hardware/equipment vendors
Very strong contract drafting skills
Excellent understanding of data privacy and data security law is necessary
A high degree of independence and ability to succeed with little supervision
Detail orientated, highly organized, and able to handle multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
Experience with records management and information security
2+ years of experience working in procurement contracting or procurement management organization
Experience directly advising clients and ability to provide high level of client service
Experience with procurement and contracting with federal government and other governmental agencies a plus
Understanding of utility or other regulated industry and applicable laws and regulations, including administrative law
Experience with transmission and energy contracts a plus
SEC and public company experience a plus


Additional Information

At PSE we value and respect our employees and provide them opportunities to excel. We offer a competitive compensation and rewards package.

The pay range for this position is $159,300.00 - $265,200.00, and this position is eligible for annual goals based incentive bonuses.

PSE offers a suite of benefits to our employees. Employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance. There are additional voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare, and an Employee assistance program (EAP). For long term savings, PSE offers a 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan. Employees will also receive Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays throughout the calendar year. Detailed benefit overviews can be found on our Career page - Why Work For Us (pse.com).

Families and businesses depend on PSE to provide the energy they need to pursue their dreams. Our steadfast commitment to serving Washington communities with safe, dependable and efficient energy started in 1873. Today we're building the Northwest's energy future through efforts like our award winning energy efficiency programs and our leadership in renewable energy.

Puget Sound Energy is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status or presence of a disability that with or without reasonable accommodation does not prevent performance of the essential functions of the job, or any other category prohibited by local, state or federal law.

Should you have a disability that requires assistance and/or reasonable accommodation with the job application process, please contact the Human Resources Staffing department at jobs@pse.com or 425-462-3017.

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