Director, Solar & Energy Transactions

Prologis; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Prologis is seeking a Director Transactional Counsel (Energy Solutions) to serve as the primary legal partner for Solar origination and development teams. You will structure, draft, and negotiate PPAs, EPC contracts, and related agreements, guiding site control and land-use matters across utility-scale solar projects.

You will collaborate with real estate, leasing, development, origination, execution, finance, tax, and regulatory teams to align contract strategies with project structures and

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• At least seven years of relevant legal experience with a focus on renewable energy project development or commercial energy transactions.
• Experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating solar power purchase agreements or comparable distributed-energy customer agreements.
• Experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating EPC contracts.
• Experience with renewable energy site control and real estate agreements, including leases, licenses, and easements.
• Working knowledge of title, survey, zoning, land use, permitting, and interconnection-related site rights in renewable energy project development.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal partner to the Solar origination team, advising on transaction structure and risk allocation.
• Draft, review, and negotiate power purchase agreements, equipment leases, and related customer-facing agreements for commercial and industrial solar projects in coordination with regulatory and business stakeholders.
• Advise business teams on the evaluation and structuring of new solar opportunities, identifying legal issues that could affect project economics, schedule, financing, construction, or long-term operations.
• Lead legal support for site control across utility-scale Solar and BESS projects, including leases, licenses, and easements, and manage local counsel when needed.
• Coordinate with internal teams to align site-control and entitlement strategies with the broader project structure.
• Review and negotiate EPC agreements and advise on contract interpretation during construction, including schedule delays and change orders.
• Develop and maintain scalable forms, clause libraries, playbooks, and approval frameworks for recurring transactions.

Skills

Renewable energy

Contract negotiation

PPA drafting

EPC contracts

Site control

Real estate

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission (US jurisdiction)

Job description

Prologis is seeking a Director Transactional Counsel (Energy Solutions) to serve as the primary legal partner for Solar origination and development teams. You will structure, draft, and negotiate PPAs, EPC contracts, and related agreements, guiding site control and land-use matters across utility-scale solar projects.

You will collaborate with real estate, leasing, development, origination, execution, finance, tax, and regulatory teams to align contract strategies with project structures and