Associate Counsel

Summary/Primary Role:

The ideal candidate will play a critical role in Brightcores growing renewable energy business and legal team, supporting our geothermal, solar, and LED lighting verticals. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will be primarily responsible for drafting, negotiating, and managing Brightcores project and commercial agreements in close collaboration with internal business teams. The ideal candidate will have a combination of law firm and in-house transactional experience in energy or construction, be a self-motivated and pragmatic team player, and be passionate about accelerating the transition to a clean energy future.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

(Management may amend or assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time)

• Review, draft, negotiate and manage a variety of construction, project development, and other commercial and strategic agreements (including engineering, procurement and construction contracts, power purchase agreements, maintenance service agreements, subcontract agreements, joint venture and sale agreements).
• Build collaborative partnerships with Brightcores origination, development, construction, finance and other internal teams to analyze, communicate and mitigate legal risks, provide legal advice and support sustainable business growth.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, from negotiation through execution and ongoing compliance, ensuring that contractual relationships are well-managed.
• Stay abreast of regulatory developments in the renewable energy sector to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited US law school.
• An active and good-standing license to practice law in New York State (or ability to waive in).
• 4-6 years of post-law school transactional experience, ideally both in a law firm and in-house.
• Strong track record of drafting, negotiating, and reviewing a variety of commercial contracts.
• Construction and/or renewable energy industry experience highly preferred.
• Exceptional communication, organization, prioritization, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position does not have supervisory responsibility.

Expected Hours of Work:

An Employee must work a minimum of thirty (30) hours each week to maintain full-time status for benefits purposes, however the expectations of the position will require an average of forty (40) hours with overtime required as scheduled. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining an employees base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, and internal equity). Brightcore also offers a comprehensive set of benefits to compliment the base salary. The base annual salary range for this position is $150,000-$200,000 and is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus.

Travel Requirements:

• There will no travel required in this role.

Work Environment:

• Office setting.
• Remote work setting

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• This is a non-safety sensitive position.