Procurement Counsel
EQT Corporation
Senior Real Estate Counsel
SolAmerica Energy
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- SolAmerica Energy is a private equity-backed firm who develops, builds, owns, and operates distributed generation (DG) solar projects and energy storage solutions.
- Based in Atlanta, Georgia, SolAmerica has successfully developed and built solar power projects throughout the United States and has a growing pipeline of project opportunities in more than 20 states.
- The **Senior Real Estate Counsel** will be responsible for comprehensively understanding and supporting SolAmerica’s business objectives, regulatory compliance protocols, and implementing strategies – particularly with respect to all real property and title matters.
- In support of the same, the Senior Real Estate Counsel will draft and negotiate vital agreements, prepare and review important legal documents, and work collaboratively with team members across all functions of the company.
- Working at SolAmerica means being part of a mission-driven team of thoughtful people who are passionately driving the clean energy transition.
- At a time when much of the industry is pulling back, we’re leaning in, pushing renewable energy projects forward with purpose, integrity, and a deep sense of responsibility.
- Challenges here are real, often complex, and sometimes chaotic. But we face them head-on, as a team—rolling up our sleeves, stepping beyond our functional silos when needed, and celebrating the wins that move us closer to our vision.
- To be part of SolAmerica is to be all-in: for our purpose, our people, and the exciting journey of building a cleaner energy future, while learning and having fun along the way.
Requirements
- Draft and negotiate site control agreements, primarily consisting of lease option agreements, easement agreements, and purchase option agreements
- Manage SolAmerica’s title process, including
- - Interfacing with title company regarding title reviews, commitments, policies, and any curative documents required in connection with the same (e.g., amendments, subordination and non-disturbance agreements)
- - Interfacing with the real estate legal teams of landowners and counterparties to project purchase and sale agreements
- - Perform review of title reports, ALTA surveys, title commitments, and legal descriptions, with support from SolAmerica’s in-house corporate and compliance paralegal
- Negotiate and draft curative documents (e.g., assignments, SNDAs, amendments)
- Interface with landowner counsel regarding instruments required for financings, sales, etc.
- Negotiate and draft applicable ancillary real estate agreements necessary to support project development and construction (e.g., crossing agreements, annexation agreements, road use agreements)
- Support the Land and Development teams as needed in real estate contract administration
- Engage and manage real estate specialists as needed
- Coordinate with SolAmerica Development, Financing, Engineering, and Construction teams to ensure that development, site diligence, title work, and site mobilization are properly sequenced
- Detail oriented and organized
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Ability to manage multiple projects under parallel and competing deadlines
- High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and excellent proofreading skills
- High level of organizational skills and time management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required to communicate effectively with direct team members, across multiple departments, and with external counterparties
- Strong analytical skills with ability to read, comprehend, and summarize legal documents and contracts
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with team members at all levels of the company in a congenial, collaborative manner
- A resourceful problem solver with the ability to operate autonomously and efficiently, as well as the ability to figure out solutions proactively and independently
- Ability to pivot between responsibilities to meet tight deadlines and shifting demands and priorities
- An entrepreneurial attitude and work ethic with a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and get the job done in a fast-paced environment/rapidly growing business
- Willingness to be flexible regarding the work schedule to support closings and to meet deadlines
Benefits
- SolAmerica Energy offers a competitive salary, benefits package (inclusive of equity-based compensation) and performance bonus opportunities with this position.
- Our total rewards strategy is designed to support our employees to thrive professionally and personally while seeking to create a culture of work/life balance as we work toward our collective goals as a business.
- We offer a monthly stipend to go towards communication expenses and all our health insurance benefits are effective from Day 1.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
drafting agreementsnegotiating agreementstitle reviewlegal document preparationreal estate contract administrationcurative document negotiationALTA surveys reviewtitle commitments reviewlegal descriptions reviewproject development support
Soft skills
detail orientedself-motivatedorganizational skillstime management skillsexcellent communication skillsanalytical skillsinterpersonal skillsproblem solvingability to manage multiple projectsflexibility
