Associate General Counsel (San Diego)

Associate General Counsel

Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer | US Solar, BESS & Wind

Location: San Diego

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing independent power producer developing, building, and operating renewable energy projects across the Americas. With a diversified pipeline spanning solar, battery energy storage (BESS), and wind, the business is scaling its platform to meet growing demand for clean power and is investing in a lean, high-performing legal function to support that growth.

About the Role

This is a newly created senior legal role supporting the company's engineering, procurement, construction, and operations & maintenance (O&M) activities across its solar, BESS, and wind portfolio. Reporting to the GC, the successful candidate will operate with significant autonomy, advising construction, asset management, development, and financing teams from early-stage procurement through construction close-out and into long-term operations. The role will also flex into occasional support on M&A, project development, and broader corporate matters as the business requires.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and administer EPC agreements, equipment supply agreements, and O&M agreements across the solar, BESS, and wind portfolio.
• Advise construction, asset management, development, and finance teams on contract risk allocation, change orders, notices, claims, and dispute resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support procurement strategy on major equipment and construction packages, including structuring of warranties and performance guarantees.
• Advise on tariff and trade policy exposure within equipment supply contracts, and help shape appropriate risk allocation.
• Advise on tax credit-related contract terms, including domestic content qualification, prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements, FEOC restrictions, and related compliance matters.
• Manage outside counsel engagements on the above, balancing legal spend against business need.
• Support project finance and tax equity counsel on construction-related conditions precedent, lender requirements, and diligence items linked to EPC, procurement, and O&M agreements.
• Partner cross-functionally with development, engineering, construction, and finance teams to ensure contracting processes and underwriting standards reflect the company's risk appetite and commercial priorities.

Candidate Requirements

• JD and active US bar license.
• 5+ years' experience drafting, negotiating, and administering EPC, procurement, and O&M agreements for utility-scale solar, BESS, and/or wind projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound, commercially-minded legal judgment on risk allocation and negotiation strategy.
• Familiarity with tariff and trade policy risk in renewable equipment supply chains.