Senior Environmental Attorney - Energy, Real Estate & Projects

Harris Beach Murtha; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Harris Beach Murtha seeks a highly experienced environmental attorney to join our Environmental and Commercial Real Estate Practice Groups, and Energy Industry Team as a Partner or Senior Counsel. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement across New York or Connecticut offices and requires leading complex environmental matters for energy, infrastructure, and large-scale development projects.

Candidates should hold a Juris Doctor from an ABA‑accredited school, admission to the New York Bar

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience practicing U.S. environmental law.
• Extensive experience with environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, enforcement, and transactional matters.
• Significant experience supporting energy, infrastructure, and large-scale development projects, including project permitting and deal structuring.
• Demonstrated ability to work across multidisciplinary teams and with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of environmental risk allocation and legal frameworks affecting deal structure and project finance.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on federal and state environmental regulations, including CERCLA, CAA, RCRA, ECL, SEQRA, and NAV matters
• Represent clients in environmental permitting, compliance, enforcement, and regulatory matters
• Structure, negotiate, and close complex commercial real estate transactions involving acquisitions, leasing, financing, and development projects
• Lead environmental due diligence efforts for mergers and acquisitions, project finance, and real estate transactions
• Draft and negotiate environmental provisions within purchase, sale, financing, and development agreements
• Manage permitting and approval processes related to air, water, wetlands, energy, and infrastructure projects
• Advise clients on remediation and risk mitigation strategies for contaminated properties, including Brownfield redevelopment projects
• Collaborate with developers, sponsors, lenders, utilities, and project stakeholders to evaluate environmental risks and project feasibility
• Review and assess Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and other technical environmental reports
• Counsel clients on ESA compliance, land use issues, utility commission proceedings, and habitat conservation planning
• Analyze title, survey, and environmental due diligence materials related to real estate and development projects
• Provide strategic guidance regarding NYC Local Law 97, CLCPA compliance, carbon capture and storage initiatives, carbon markets, and energy transition matters
• Work collaboratively with attorneys across the firm's Environmental, Commercial Real Estate, Energy, Land Use, and Infrastructure Practice Groups

Skills

Environmental law

Energy/infra experience

Mergers & acquisitions due diligence

Transactional environmental matters

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school

Admission to New York State Bar (required)

Job description

Harris Beach Murtha seeks a highly experienced environmental attorney to join our Environmental and Commercial Real Estate Practice Groups, and Energy Industry Team as a Partner or Senior Counsel. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement across New York or Connecticut offices and requires leading complex environmental matters for energy, infrastructure, and large-scale development projects.

Candidates should hold a Juris Doctor from an ABA‑accredited school, admission to the New York Bar