Senior Legal Counsel

Greenvolt; Boston; On-site; PHP 9,231,000 - 12,923,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Steady job in an international company

Hybrid working model

Flexible working hours

Day off on your birthday

Flexible hours

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to guide its growing platform in the U.S. The ideal candidate should hold a Juris Doctor and possess over 7 years of legal experience, specifically in renewable energy, project development, and commercial transactions. Responsibilities include advising on legal risks, drafting contracts, and supporting M&A transactions. This role offers a hybrid work model, professional growth, and benefits such as private medical care and a 401(k).

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of legal experience, focusing on renewable energy and project finance.
• Demonstrated experience in corporate governance and compliance.
• Ability to work onsite in Boston on a hybrid schedule.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience supporting or leading strategic transactions (M&A, JVs, tax equity, or project finance).
• Strong business judgment and pragmatic problem-solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Onsite Boston Hybrid schedule (3 days per week) and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal guidance across project development and commercial contracting.
• Support M&A transactions, joint ventures, and tax-equity financing.
• Enhance legal operations and document processes.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements including EPC, O&M, procurement, technology, supply, development services, and partnerships.
• Support all stages of renewable energy project development including site control, permitting, interconnection, construction, and offtake agreements.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation standards.
• Provide legal support for M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, and project-level transactions.
• Assist with tax equity financing, debt financing, and related documentation.
• Coordinate and manage external counsel and transaction stakeholders.
• Oversee subsidiary governance, board materials, and corporate recordkeeping.
• Design compliance frameworks, preventive-law strategies, and risk mitigation processes.
• Support insurance strategy and claims management as needed.
• Improve legal operations and workflows; mentor junior team members.

Skills

Legal experience in renewable energy

Drafting complex commercial agreements

Business judgment

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Regulatory

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Job description

The Senior Legal Counsel will serve as a leader and strategic advisor supporting the Company’s growing U.S. renewable energy platform. Reporting to senior leadership and partnering cross-functionally, the AGC will provide comprehensive legal guidance across project development, commercial contracting, corporate governance, compliance, and strategic transactions.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded attorney who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and is motivated to help scale the legal infrastructure of a leading clean energy developer.

Strategic Legal Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and business teams on corporate, commercial, regulatory, litigation, and insurance matters.
• Translate legal risk into clear, practical business guidance.
• Support strategic planning and growth initiatives across the U.S. platform.

Project Development & Commercial Contracting

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including EPC, O&M, procurement, technology, supply, development services, and partnership agreements.
• Support all stages of renewable energy project development, including:
  • Site control and real estate matters
  • Permitting and regulatory approvals
  • Interconnection agreements
  • Construction and vendor contracts
  • Power purchase and offtake arrangements
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation standards to enhance efficiency and consistency.

Transactions & Financing

• Provide legal support for M&A transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments, and project-level acquisitions or divestitures.
• Assist with tax-equity financing, debt financing, and related transaction documentation.
• Coordinate and manage external counsel and transaction stakeholders.

Corporate Governance & Compliance

• Oversee subsidiary governance, approvals, and corporate recordkeeping.
• Prepare and manage Board materials, minutes, resolutions, and written consents.
• Design and implement compliance frameworks, preventive-law strategies, and risk mitigation processes.
• Support insurance strategy and claims management as needed.

Legal Operations & Team Leadership

• Improve legal operations, workflows, and documentation processes.
• Oversee outside counsel relationships and budget management.
• Mentor junior legal team members and contribute to building a scalable legal function.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum 7 years of legal experience, with significant exposure to renewable energy, project development, commercial transactions, and/or project finance.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience supporting or leading strategic transactions (M&A, joint ventures, tax equity, or project finance).
• Strong business judgment and pragmatic problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Boston on a hybrid schedule (3 days per week).
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Job Perks

• Steady job in an international company
• Professional growth in fast developing team experienced in the field of renewable energy
• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working hours
• Day off on your birthday

Benefits package

• Private medical care
• Sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• 401(k)