Associate General Counsel

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

The purpose of this job is to act as the company’s legal advisor to its energy and alternative fuels teams and perform critical strategic and tactical legal functions within the company.  The role will provide the energy and alternative fuels leadership team with effective advice on corporate, M&A, energy transition, and transportation transition matters, as well as direct and manage key legal activities for Pilot Energy. 

This role will act as a subject matter expert and provide legal support for the negotiation, drafting, and implementation of agreements supporting a wide variety of transactions and operations. 

1. Provide counsel on M&A, project development, public-private partnership agreements, and other strategic transactions, working with outside counsel when warranted
2. Serve as key legal advisor on all major strategic transactions, including drafting and negotiating critical contracts, third-party agreements, prospective business ventures, and customer/vendor/supplier/subcontractor relationships 
3. Advise on legal aspects of the company’s financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures in legal entities
4. Conduct due diligence on acquisitions, joint ventures, and mergers 
5. Manage and evaluate outside counsel, including hiring outside legal counsel, review of outside counsel work product, and reviewing related expenses
6. Serve as key legal advisor on compliance with applicable laws and regulations and assist with the development of key compliance tools and programs for alternative fuels and grants. 
7. Provide direct support for the Head of Legal, Energy
8. Manage internal stakeholders and engage cross-functionally to ensure collaborative transactions with competing priorities 
9. Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited college or university, required
• License to practice law in the state of Texas or Tennessee 
• Three or more years of meaningful transaction experience including significant M&A work
• 2 plus years of in-house legal experience highly preferred
• Corporate, M&A and energy projects experience required
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills
• Ability to write business legal reports and correspondence
• Time management and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Critical thinking and ability to proactively identify potential problems and mitigate existing issues
• Legal research capabilities with attention to detail
• Ability to demonstrate confidence, professionalism and assertiveness in complex and challenging circumstances
• Ability to think strategically
• Strong communication skills and high emotional intelligence
• Strong business and financial acumen, as well as superior analytical and writing skills
• Experience working on matters of mergers and acquisitions and/or alternative fuel projects
• Experience with cost-effective management of outside legal resources is necessary

• Travel required less than 25%
• General office work requiring sitting or standing for long periods of time
• Ability to work outside normal business hours to support business as needed
• This role is on-site and may be located in Houston, TX, or Knoxville, TN.