Description:
Job Summary:NineDot Energy is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented attorney to join our Legal team as Counsel, Project Finance. Reporting directly to the Associate General Counsel, this role will support the legal execution of project finance, tax equity, and corporate finance transactions across NineDot's growing portfolio of clean energy projects.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation from a major law firm, experience supporting project finance and tax equity transactions, and exceptional drafting and organizational skills. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams including finance, development, procurement, commercial operations, and executive leadership in a fast-paced and collaborative environment focused on advancing the clean energy transition.
Responsibilities:
Project Finance & Tax Equity Transactions
- Support the negotiation, drafting, review, and execution of project finance and tax equity transactions, including credit agreements, tax equity investment documents, guarantees, security documents, intercreditor agreements, and related ancillary agreements.
- Coordinate transaction execution processes, including management of closing checklists, signature packets, conditions precedent, and post-closing deliverables.
- Work closely with internal finance teams and external counsel to support debt financings, tax equity financings, and other strategic transactions.
- Assist in identifying legal and commercial risks and provide practical, business-oriented solutions.
- Support internal stakeholders in evaluating contractual obligations and mitigating risk while maintaining efficient business operations.
- Lead project entity formation, assist with corporate governance matters, and support maintenance of entities, legal records and organizational documentation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, NDAs, consulting agreements, and service agreements.
- Support project development and operations teams on day-to-day legal matters related to renewable energy projects.
- Partner effectively with finance, development, procurement, commercial operations, and leadership teams to help drive projects and transactions forward.
- Coordinate with outside counsel, lenders, investors, and counterparties throughout transaction lifecycles.
- Stay informed on legal and regulatory developments impacting renewable energy, project finance, and energy storage sectors.
- Help maintain internal processes and documentation standards to support legal compliance and transaction management.
Core Competencies:
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Drives Results - Constantly achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
- Interpersonal Savvy - Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
- Nimble Learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both success and failures as learning fodder
- Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Tech Savvy - Anticipating and adopting innovations in business-building digital and technology applications.
Required Education and Experience:
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to practice law in New York (or ability to waive in).
- 3+ years of relevant legal experience, including experience at a major law firm.
- Hands on experience supporting project finance and tax equity transactions.
- Experience representing sponsors, lenders, tax equity investors, or developers in renewable energy or infrastructure transactions strongly preferred.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex transactions simultaneously and drive matters to completion.
- Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements and transaction documents.
- Strong business judgment and the ability to provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative, responsive, and proactive approach with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Interest in renewable energy, energy storage, and infrastructure development preferred.
