Staff Counsel​/Corporate Counsel; Negotiation Lead; Remote

Staff Counsel / Corporate Counsel (Negotiation Lead)

About CEG Solutions

CEG Solutions LLC is a leading national Energy Service Company (ESCO) delivering transformative sustainability and infrastructure projects. Originating as a general contractor, we pair deep construction expertise with rigorous data analysis to provide turnkey, design-build energy and water efficiency solutions at no upfront cost to our clients.

With over $1 billion in projects awarded or in development, we partner with federal, state, and local governments, as well as healthcare and education sectors, to modernize complex facilities. Following our recent 2025 merger with Iconergy, we continue to expand our mission to improve the built environment through innovation, technical excellence, and guaranteed results.

The Role

CEG is seeking an in-house attorney to serve as a practical legal resource to the business. This includes (1) owning contract intake, legal review, redlines, internal alignment, approvals, and signature, (2) leading negotiations and driving execution across our portfolio, including prime contracts, subcontracts, vendor agreements, and proposal/RFP terms, and (3) providing general business legal support across the company (day-to-day legal guidance, issue-spotting, and coordination with outside counsel as appropriate).

You are a pragmatic, firm negotiator who can protect CEG's non-negotiables, reduce unnecessary customization, and craft smart compromises when exceptions are required. You'll provide legal guidance on risk allocation, compliance, and contract interpretation, and partner closely with sales/business development, project development, construction, consulting, finance, risk/insurance, and senior leadership (coordinating with outside counsel as needed) to move agreements to signature quickly without compromising risk posture.

Core Responsibilities

1. Negotiation Leadership

• Review third-party contracts, including prime agreements, RFPs/solicitation terms, subcontracts, purchase orders, professional services agreements, consulting agreements, and change order/amendments.
• Identify and clearly communicate legal, financial, schedule, and operational risks. Propose specific, actionable redlines aligned to CEG's risk framework.
• Lead counter parties through contract language and risk allocation (scope, payment, schedule, change management, flow-downs, warranties, insurance, etc.).
• Hold the line on CEG's critical terms and escalate exceptions through a defined approval process with clear options and recommendations.
• Provide clean redlines, track open issues, document rationale, and drive negotiations to closure with urgency and discipline.
• Ensure all approved redlines are correctly reflected in the final execution copies and attachments/exhibits.

2. Prime Contract Support & Flow-Down Governance

• Review prime contract requirements and ensure subcontract and vendor agreements appropriately flow down applicable obligations and protections.
• Manage internal flow-down and contract compliance by translating prime contract obligations into clear requirements for project teams, tracking material contractual obligations, and supporting compliance with notice, reporting, insurance, bonding, schedule, and other contract requirements throughout project delivery.
• Support proposal/RFP responses by reviewing T&Cs, developing exceptions/clarifications, and aligning commercial positions with pricing, schedule, and delivery assumptions.
• Partner with project leadership to ensure contract commitments are understood and operationally executable (e.g., notice requirements, schedule/LD exposure, acceptance criteria, reporting obligations).

3. Contract and Subcontract Lifecycle Management

• Own the “contracts out for execution” pipeline. Remove blockers, chase open items, and maintain momentum to signature.
• Maintain a real-time contract log that captures status, parties, project, values, key clauses, insurance/bonding, flow-downs, critical dates, renewal/termination terms, and special obligations.
• Publish and enforce a repeatable contracting workflow (intake, review, approvals, signature, storage) so teams know when legal review is required and what…