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About the Role

This position provides legal support across development, origination, financing, and corporate functions for a renewable power company. The role involves advising on project development, construction, and finance issues, partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver practical, business-oriented legal advice and manage commercial and operational agreements.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and advise on renewable generation, transmission, and storage project development aspects.
• Advise on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), Energy Storage and Supply Agreements (ESSAs), Build Transfer or Build Operate Transfer Agreements (BTAs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs), transmission and interconnection agreements (LGIAs, TSAs), Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreements, equipment supply and turbine agreements, and Engineering, procurement and construction agreements (EPC, BOP).
• Advise on ancillary issues such as warranty claims, contractor performance, and offtaker disputes.
• Structure, review, and negotiate debt and equity financing structures, including project level financing, back-leverage debt, corporate level bank or bond financings, leases and sale-leasebacks, tax equity partnership documents, credit transfer sale documents, multilateral agency financings, and industrial revenue bonds.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on the purchase and sale of assets and equity interests.
• Draft, negotiate, and support the management of joint venture arrangements and semi-independently managed subsidiaries.
• Draft, review, and manage high-volume, business-critical agreements, including non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements (NDAs), master service and supply agreements, and vendor, consulting, and procurement agreements.
• Provide practical, responsive legal support for internal clients to enable timely business execution.
• Partner with internal stakeholders including Finance, Tax, Accounting, Insurance, and Supply Chain to ensure contract alignment with commercial objectives and compliance with internal policies and risk frameworks.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active license to practice law.
• Top-tier law firm training in project development, finance and/or M&A.
• 7–10+ years of legal experience in the energy sector, preferably in electric power generation and transmission.
• Demonstrated experience with PPAs and other offtake agreements.
• Demonstrated experience with LGIAs.
• Demonstrated experience with mergers and acquisitions.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting financing, joint ventures, and EPC (preferred).
• Strong understanding of contractual risk allocation, including indemnities and liability structures.

Skills

• Project development
• Project finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
• Drafting commercial agreements
• Negotiating commercial agreements
• Contractual risk allocation
• Indemnities
• Liability structures

Location

• United States
• Canada

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 7-10+ years

Education Level

• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Active license to practice law

Salary/Compensations

• $149,000 - $186,000 USD

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Voluntary benefits
• Family care benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Paid time off and bonding leave
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)/RRSP retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Employee referral bonuses
• Bonus structure

About the Company

• Pattern Energy is a leading renewable energy company that develops, constructs, owns, and operates high-quality wind and solar generation, transmission, and energy storage facilities.
• Our mission is to transition the world to renewable energy through the sustainable development and responsible operation of facilities with respect for the environment, communities, and cultures where we have a presence.
• Our approach begins and ends with establishing trust, accountability, and transparency.
• Our company values of creative spirit, pride of ownership, follow-through, and a team-first attitude drive us to pursue our mission every day.
• Our culture supports our values by fostering innovative and critical thinking and a deep belief in living up to our promises.
• Headquartered in the United States, Pattern has a global portfolio of more than 30 power facilities and transmission assets, serving various customers that provide low-cost clean energy to millions of consumers.

Equal Opportunity

• Pattern Energy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.