Posting End Date:

February 03, 2025

Employee Type:

Regular-Full time

Union/Non:

This is a non-union position

Enbridge Gas North Carolina (EGNC) is seeking a Senior Counsel with extensive experience in providing comprehensive litigation, pipeline safety, and regulatory support. The Senior Counsel role will focus on managing and resolving disputes and litigation matters for EGNC, advising internal clients on sound legal and risk analyses, and ensuring alignment with Enbridge’s business objectives.

This role will be based in either Raleigh or Gastonia.

Are you interested? Apply today!

Here’s what you will do:

Provide legal advice and litigation support to EGNC and other Enbridge businesses, as required. Expertly and reliably counsel internal clients.

Litigate cases, advise on pre-litigation disputes, and manage internal and external legal resources for these matters.

Draft, review and negotiate legal documents such as contracts, pleadings, briefs, draft order licenses, public permits and other documents with legal implications.

Counsel and advise clients on legal, regulatory, OSHA, PHMSA and local external affairs matters, and develop strategies aligned with business priorities. Assist with EGNC regulatory matters.

Monitor applicable local, state, and federal legislative and regulatory actions, court decisions, and advise clients concerning relevant developments.

Assist with internal reporting, tracking and budgeting of litigated matters.

Counsel and advise clients on crisis and emergency management and evidence preservation, and participate in teams managing unplanned incidents.

Work collaboratively with other counsel and encourage best practices throughout the enterprise.

May manage paraprofessionals and train or supervise less experienced lawyers or claims professionals.

Duties may include hiring outside experts, coordinating company experts, preparing witnesses for depositions and trial, and overall responsibility for developing strategy for trial or settlement.

Who you are:

You have:

A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and are licensed to practice law in North Carolina.

A minimum of 8 years of direct related experience.

Experience in tort and commercial litigation.

Experience with, and knowledge of, OSHA, PHMSA, state public utility laws, regulations, issues, interaction with local authorities, and other legal matters related to the public utility and energy industry.

The ability to work effectively and efficiently in a diverse and dynamic enterprise and coordinate a variety of internal and external activities having legal significance to the company.

Independent judgement, initiative, and ability to work directly with clients.

You are:

A good analyst, advocate, and presenter of legal points.

You exhibit:

Good people skills, business sense, and awareness of the industry.

Working Conditions:

Typical office work environment.

Travel up to 25%.

Enbridge provides competitive workplace programs that differentiate us and offer flexibility to our team members.  Enbridge’s FlexWork (Hybrid Work Model) offers eligible employees the opportunity to work variable daily schedules with a flexible start and end time, to opt for a compressed workweek schedule, and the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.  Role requirements determine your eligibility for each option or combination of options. #LI-Hybrid #joinourteam

Physical Requirements:

Include but are not limited to: Grasping, kneeling, light – moderate lifting (objects up to 20 pounds), reaching above shoulder, repetitive motion, typing, sitting, standing, visual requirement (able to see screens, detect color coding, read fine print), hearing requirement and the ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time.

Mental Requirements:

Include but are not limited to: Ability to: understand, remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information, understand complex problems and collaborate/explore alternative solutions, organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology, organize and prioritize work schedule on a short-term basis, make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside this area, understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines, complete routine forms, compose letters, outlines, memoranda and basic reports and communicate with individuals via telephone.

Company paid international relocation assistance is not offered for this role.

Diversity and inclusion are important to us. Enbridge is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous/Native American status, or disability. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats, communication supports, or other accessibility assistance by contacting careers@enbridge.com.

Information For Applicants:

Applications can be submitted via our online recruiting system only.We appreciate your interest in working with us; however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.Final candidates for this position may be required to undergo a security screening, including a criminal records check.

To learn more about us, visit www.enbridge.com