Director, Deal Execution & Legal – Energy & Microgrids

Key Responsibilities

• Support the structuring and negotiation of power and energy joint ventures, partnerships, and co-investment arrangements, including multi-tiered PowerCo / project company structures, LLC agreements, term sheets, etc.
• Support negotiation of PPAs, energy services agreements, and microgrid / behind-the-meter energy infrastructure agreements with data center operators and other large-load customers
• Support negotiation of equipment supply agreements (generators, turbines, fuel cells, BESS, etc.) and O&M agreements, including warranties, performance guarantees, SLAs, governance, exits, etc.
• Support negotiation of natural gas supply and transport agreements, pipeline construction agreements, utility interconnection agreements, and related energy infrastructure contracts
• Support project finance transactions, working with lenders and financial advisors on commitment letters, loan documentation, guaranty agreements, security packages, and intercreditor arrangements
• Support EPC / GMP construction contracting for power generation and microgrid facilities, including back-to-back flow-down of customer obligations to contractors
• Direct and manage outside counsel, conveying deal strategy, assigning workstreams, reviewing work product, and ensuring the business perspective is reflected in all documentation; manage legal budgets and timelines
• Advise on intellectual property matters related to transactions, ensuring the company’s proprietary technology is appropriately protected through ownership provisions, licensing structures, and collateral carve-outs
• Conduct commercial and legal due diligence on potential partners, co-venturers, lenders, and counterparties; provide strategic advisory on credit risk, structural risk, and deal alignment
• Support deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through close, balancing legal rigor with commercial objectives

Skills & Requirements

• Education / Experience
• - JD from accredited law school
• - Barred in at least one U.S. State or the District of Columbia
• - 7–12 years of experience in transactional work related to energy, power generation, or project development, with meaningful time spent on the principal or sponsor side, or at a law firm advising developers, sponsors, or independent power producers on similar transactions
• - Experience in microgrids, distributed energy resources, gas-fired generation, or renewables, strongly preferred
• - Familiarity with gas supply, transport, and pipeline construction agreements, strongly preferred
• - Experience with energy infrastructure serving data centers or other mission-critical loads, strongly preferred
• - Experience with technology licensing or IP protection in joint venture structures, strongly preferred
• - Prior in-house experience at an infrastructure developer, independent power producer, or energy-focused investment platform, strongly preferred
• Specific Skills / Abilities
• - Self-starter with exceptional judgment and business acumen; strong commercial mindset and enjoys being close to the business
• - Hands-on experience negotiating JV/LLC agreements, PPAs, equipment supply agreements, and project finance loan documents
• - Working knowledge of U.S. energy regulatory frameworks relevant to on-site generation, interconnection, and retail/wholesale power sales
• - Proven ability to manage outside counsel effectively, reviewing output, and holding firms accountable to the business objectives of each deal
• - Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and balancing legal precision with business strategy
• - High emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and external partners
• - Track record of independently handling complex deals and translating legal considerations into actionable business guidance
• - Comfortable working as the sole dedicated transactions professional initially, partnering directly with senior leadership and outside counsel
• - Desire to grow with an ambitious, scaling organization