Legal Counsel

Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships, and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities, and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen, and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage. To learn more, please visit www.UrbanGridSolar.com.

 Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield. one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.

Job Summary

The Legal Counsel will work with the senior legal team supporting Urban Grid’s development, construction, financing, and operation of solar power generation projects. The Legal Counsel will provide a wide range of legal services with an emphasis on commercial transactions, contracting, and operational regulatory matters.  This position offers a prime opportunity to contribute to the success of a dynamic, growth-oriented company and is ideally suited to a motivated, career-oriented individual seeking a challenging role.

Responsibilities

• Working with internal construction, finance, M&A, development, procurement, and asset management teams on contracting and operational regulatory matters;
• Providing legal support on major transactions, including project financing, tax equity financing, restructurings and M&A transactions;
• Providing legal support on project development, construction and operations activities;
• Providing legal support on day-to-day contracting efforts, including engineering and consulting services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and equipment procurement contracts;
• Working with paralegals on corporate secretarial and governance matters;
• Managing litigation matters through external counsel;
• Assisting in developing and implementing legal policies, processes, and standards; and
• Providing legal advice on a wide range of legal and business issues.

Location: Position is local to Houston with a hybrid office policy. Position may require periodic travel for team meetings, events or determined on an as needed basis.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) years of legal experience working on complex commercial transactions;

• Experience in a top-tier law firm and/or as an in-house counsel for a leading corporation;
• A law degree (JD; LLM) and membership in a state bar is required;
• An understanding of the laws, regulations and rules applicable to the energy sector or a related regulatory environment will be considered as an asset;
• Demonstrated ability to provide business-oriented legal advice and recommendations;
• Familiarity with complex project development transactions in the energy industry, including construction, equipment supply, operations and maintenance, power sales agreements, joint ventures, credit agreements, interconnection and transmission agreements, leases and customary real estate agreements;
• Renewable energy experience valued, but not required;
• General corporate law experience, including corporate governance, drafting of corporate resolutions, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, charters and bylaws;
• Strong communication skills; ability to present clear and practical legal arguments;
• Excellent business judgment;
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and to adapt quickly to changing priorities;
• Highly self-motivated and proactive; eager to take ownership over work product and able to advance work independently;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a capacity to build strong working relationships;
• Ability to influence others and to gain support for his/her ideas;
• Strong analytical, problem solving and drafting skills combined with attention to detail and thoroughness; and
• Excellent organizational skills, effectively managing priorities while meeting deadlines.

Benefits

Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid parental leave, and a retirement plan with matching. Full-time position with a competitive compensation package, including bonus.