About This Role
This hands-on transactional role supports Scout's growing renewable energy platform by facilitating the development, offtake, financing, construction, and long-term operation of wind, solar, and energy storage projects. It suits a legal professional with a background in renewables who can support team members across various legal functions throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Support transactions across the full project lifecycle of Scout’s robust portfolio, including greenfield development, M&A, BTAs, financing, construction, asset management, and operations
- Play a critical role in diligencing, drafting, negotiating, and finalizing underlying agreements for commercial transactions, including project financings (debt and tax equity), equipment/EPC/BOP procurement, power and REC sales, and project acquisitions
- Structure, draft, review, and negotiate power purchase agreements, engineering, procurement, and construction contracts, balance of plant agreements, real property documents, interconnection agreements, and other project-related documents
- Lead, advise, structure, document, and execute M&A, project asset sale or purchase transactions, as well as sell-down structures and joint partnership arrangements
- Provide transactional counsel and strategic guidance to senior and executive level management
- Develop and maintain relationships with outside counsel to effectively and efficiently manage transactions
- Collaborate with and bring solutions that integrate the expertise of all teams, including development, interconnection, origination, asset management, and operations
- Provide general legal counsel and strategic guidance to internal teams (development, project finance, M&A, construction, procurement, and finance), senior, and executive level management
- Collaborate with commercial, technical, and financial stakeholders to align legal strategy with business objectives
- Advise on project permitting, energy regulatory considerations, as well as other compliance and securities regulatory considerations
- Review and provide guidance on internal approval processes, deal summaries, agreement tracking, and contract implementation and support procedures
- Effectively and efficiently engage and manage outside counsel
Requirements
- JD + admitted to the Bar in a U.S. jurisdiction (Colorado preferred)
- 3+ years of progressive experience in corporate legal capacity (in-house or firm) with a heavy focus on transactional support, commercial matters, and cross-functional teamwork
- Track record of leading effective negotiations around complex legal agreements
- Interest in the renewable energy industry; prior experience in the industry is preferred but not required
- Ability to conduct effective analysis and communicate the results in verbal, written, and visual communication platforms
