My client is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join their team. This role is ideal for an experienced and driven attorney who wants to be part of an elite team responsible for creating groundbreaking new energy infrastructure projects. The Senior Corporate Counsel will offer guidance to senior management and project development teams throughout all phases of project development, from initial design through commercialization, competitive bidding, real estate acquisition, land use permitting, financing, construction, and operation of electric transmission and renewable energy projects. The selected candidate will play a significant role and have the opportunity to grow professionally with the support of experienced and collaborative colleagues.
What you will do:
- Act as a primary in-house attorney, integral to a sophisticated development team, handling a wide range of matters.
- Lead complex transactions from start to finish, including drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documents.
- Provide proactive, strategic advice to help development teams meet project objectives.
- Identify and analyze legal issues, presenting well-reasoned business and legal recommendations that align with business goals and constraints.
- Ensure the development team's actions support successful project financing and completion.
- Evaluate and mitigate legal risks, explaining the balance of risks and rewards for different courses of action.
- Recommend, retain, and manage outside counsel as necessary to efficiently achieve objectives.
- Oversee and assist with dispute resolution and litigation when required.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including finance, tax, regulatory, accounting, and asset management.
- Assist with financing, environmental, compliance, and regulatory matters.
- Take on additional responsibilities as identified.
Qualifications:
- Hold a J.D. degree with a strong academic record.
- Are licensed to practice law in at least one state.
- Have 8-12 years of transactional experience
- Preferably have experience in project development, project financing, real estate, construction, and/or environmental permitting.
- Are familiar with commercial contracts, especially those related to construction, EPC, financing, utility operations, asset management, interconnection, and/or real estate.
- Possess excellent work ethic, communication skills, drafting skills, and judgment.
- Are capable of delivering high-level client service and performing excellent work under tight deadlines.
