Department of Energy
Attorney Adviser (General)
Department of Energy, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Help Duties
Provide analysis, interpretation, and opinions on a variety of issues that may be extremely complex, controversial, sensitive, unusual, and highly publicized, involving the issuance of DOE legal and policy documents, which may substantially broaden or restrict DOE activities or have a significant impact on major energy entities, related industries, and the public.
Provide legal advice and determinations in the application of advanced theories, principles, concepts, and processes that require expertise applicable to a wide variety of situations, uses, and problems in the law.
As part of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, other duties as assigned could include:Provide advice and counsel involving electricity generation, transmission, and distribution; litigation before state and federal regulators of electricity and natural gas rates charged to the Department and other federal facilities; natural gas and electricity import and export authorizations; presidential permits for electric transmission facilities at international borders; carbon management and resource sustainability; federal power marketing administrations; as well as other energy areas including research and development programs in support of programs within the Grid Deployment Office, Office of Electricity, Arctic Energy Office, and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.Provide advice and counsel involving energy system resilience and reliability; energy infrastructure physical and cyber security; energy infrastructure emergency planning, response, and restoration; energy supply chains; petroleum reserves; as well as other areas including research and development programs in support of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; the Office of Policy; and the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.Interpret and advise on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, Federal Power Act, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Natural Gas Act, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, Administrative Procedure Act, Department of Energy Organization Act, and other applicable statutes. Draft, review, and comment on documents regarding program activities.Participate in regulatory proceedings on behalf of DOE and other federal entities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions. Monitor electricity and fossil energy activities, including natural gas and electric regulatory actions, before FERC and state agencies and public utility commissions.Interpret legal effects and impacts of FERC and state activities on DOE and national energy policy; prepare comments and other pleadings in regulatory proceedings; review and comment on draft agency documents regarding energy regulation; and direct and review the work of contractors and other technical experts.Represent the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience in meetings with top officials of other federal, state, and local government agencies, industry groups, representatives of foreign governments and Members and committees of Congress. Serve on intra-agency and interagency task forces. Maintain liaison with DOE field offices to provide legal assistance and advice.
The preferred candidate will have experience with grid resilience and reliability; electricity generation, transmission, and distribution; and litigation before state and federal regulators of electricity and natural gas rates charged to the Department and other federal facilities.
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Provide analysis, interpretation, and opinions on a variety of issues that may be extremely complex, controversial, sensitive, unusual, and highly publicized, involving the issuance of DOE legal and policy documents, which may substantially broaden or restrict DOE activities or have a significant impact on major energy entities, related industries, and the public.
Provide legal advice and determinations in the application of advanced theories, principles, concepts, and processes that require expertise applicable to a wide variety of situations, uses, and problems in the law.
As part of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience, other duties as assigned could include:Provide advice and counsel involving electricity generation, transmission, and distribution; litigation before state and federal regulators of electricity and natural gas rates charged to the Department and other federal facilities; natural gas and electricity import and export authorizations; presidential permits for electric transmission facilities at international borders; carbon management and resource sustainability; federal power marketing administrations; as well as other energy areas including research and development programs in support of programs within the Grid Deployment Office, Office of Electricity, Arctic Energy Office, and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.Provide advice and counsel involving energy system resilience and reliability; energy infrastructure physical and cyber security; energy infrastructure emergency planning, response, and restoration; energy supply chains; petroleum reserves; as well as other areas including research and development programs in support of programs within the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response; the Office of Policy; and the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.Interpret and advise on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Inflation Reduction Act, Federal Power Act, Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Natural Gas Act, Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, Administrative Procedure Act, Department of Energy Organization Act, and other applicable statutes. Draft, review, and comment on documents regarding program activities.Participate in regulatory proceedings on behalf of DOE and other federal entities before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state public utility commissions. Monitor electricity and fossil energy activities, including natural gas and electric regulatory actions, before FERC and state agencies and public utility commissions.Interpret legal effects and impacts of FERC and state activities on DOE and national energy policy; prepare comments and other pleadings in regulatory proceedings; review and comment on draft agency documents regarding energy regulation; and direct and review the work of contractors and other technical experts.Represent the Assistant General Counsel for Energy Delivery and Resilience in meetings with top officials of other federal, state, and local government agencies, industry groups, representatives of foreign governments and Members and committees of Congress. Serve on intra-agency and interagency task forces. Maintain liaison with DOE field offices to provide legal assistance and advice.
The preferred candidate will have experience with grid resilience and reliability; electricity generation, transmission, and distribution; and litigation before state and federal regulators of electricity and natural gas rates charged to the Department and other federal facilities.
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