What You'll Do:
- Negotiate, manage, and enforce EPC contracts, operations, and maintenance contracts, subcontracts and related agreements.
- Collaborate with our client's internal construction, development, and finance teams during development and financing of projects.
- Proactively manage risk across the construction portfolio, guiding construction management teams in risk mitigation techniques and drafting notices and
- solving dynamic issues in real time.
- Train construction and operational teams to understand, implement, and enforce contractual requirements.
- Advise and assist with construction and contractual claims and disputes with general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers including ensuring compliance with mechanics
- lien and bonding requirements.
- Control the flow down of key provisions in financing and EPC agreements into procurement agreements and subcontracts.
- Assist project teams to ensure appropriate subcontracting requirements are met and issues are resolved.
Must-Haves:
- 3-5 years of corporate and EPC experience in the energy industry, preferably in solar or renewable energy.
- Substantial transactional experience in a law firm and/or in-house at an energy or construction company.
- A positive attitude.
- Demonstrated success in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating utility-scale solar and storage construction and operation contracts.
- Proven ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to manage conflict and mitigate risk.
- Experience with renewable energy project finance transactions.
Education and Certifications
- J.D. from an accredited US law school.
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Working Environment and Physical Demand
- Fast paced environment requiring ability to simultaneously balance many assignments.
- Ability to work independently and raise issues and propose solutions for the broader team.
- Located in Bozeman, Montana or willingness to relocate.