The Company
Our client is a leading North American clean energy company that develops, finances, owns, and operates distributed solar, energy storage, and energy efficiency projects. The company helps commercial, industrial, and public sector customers reduce energy costs and achieve sustainability goals without upfront capital investment.
Role Overview
Our client is seeking an experienced renewable energy attorney for a Senior Director, Legal – Renewable Energy Project Finance position with a leading clean energy company. This role offers a seasoned project finance lawyer the opportunity to lead financing negotiations and execution, shape funding strategy, and partner with capital markets and development teams to keep projects financeable throughout development and construction. The position will also manage a team overseeing financing compliance and project funding processes, advise on regulatory and tax credit matters, and support corporate governance activities.
Duties & Responsibilities
Oversee the structuring, documentation, and closing of funding transactions, spanning working capital and construction borrowings, asset securitizations, long-term lending, privately issued securities, credit enhancement mechanisms, and tax equity investments
Counsel business stakeholders on funding strategy and regulatory considerations
Coordinate legal guidance between capital raising and project development colleagues to preserve access to funding as assets advance through development and construction
Advise on qualification criteria and lender and investor diligence requirements, while establishing and updating procedures that support financing activities
Direct personnel overseeing adherence to financing obligations and the allocation of projects into funding tranches under various capital structures
Support oversight of entity administration, corporate records, and selected board and governance obligations
Qualifications
Extensive experience practicing law at a firm or within a company, with several years focused on financing renewable energy projects
JD or LL.B, with active state bar admission and good standing
Sound judgment in translating complex legal issues into actionable guidance aligned with commercial objectives
A proactive, professional approach, with the confidence, initiative, and persistence to drive assignments to completion independently
Clear written and verbal communication, including when managing others, explaining legal positions, and responding to shifting demands in a rapidly evolving workplace
A collaborative mindset that places collective outcomes ahead of individual credit
The ability to build productive working relationships across functions and seniority levels
Rigorous evaluation of complex matters, resourceful resolution of challenges, and careful attention to detail
Disciplined planning and workload management, balancing competing commitments while delivering on schedule
Availability for occasional business travel as projects and transactions require