Real Estate – Development Counsel
Sourcefit
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇵🇭 Philippines
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage the legal aspects of project development, including:
- Draft, review, interpret, and negotiate site control agreements (options to lease, ground leases, purchase and sale agreements, easements, and other real property agreements)
- Identify and resolve mineral and title issues, and access rights needed for project development
- Support project closings and ensure land rights are bankable for financing and sale
- Avoid, manage, and resolve disputes with landowners, in coordination with the land team
- Assist the legal team with various development matters, including:
- Draft, review, interpret, and negotiate development agreements (PPAs, land, interconnection, permitting, and title agreements)
- Draft, review, and negotiate procurement and other EPC-related agreements
- Draft, review, and negotiate consulting services agreements, master services agreements, and other corporate legal agreements
- Manage outside counsel as needed
- Manage paralegals and other staff as needed
- Perform other tasks as assigned
Requirements
- Law Degree
- Experience drafting and negotiating real estate agreements, preferably for transactions in the U.S.
- Experience in title review, risk identification, and risk resolution
- Experience in the renewable energy industry (preferred)
- Exceptional commercial drafting and negotiation skills
- Experience with PPAs, EPC, and related contracts for traditional or renewable energy or other infrastructure projects (nice to have)
- Strong work ethic and ability to self-start and adapt in a fast-paced team dynamic
- Strong project, process, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a cross-functional environment with both technical and non-technical team members who are geographically dispersed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Outstanding sense of humor
Benefits
- Work from Home
- Monday to Friday | 8 AM to 5 PM Manila Time
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
drafting agreementsnegotiating agreementstitle reviewrisk identificationrisk resolutioncommercial draftingPPAsEPC contractsreal estate agreementsconsulting services agreements
Soft skills
strong work ethicself-starteradaptabilityproject managementorganizational skillscollaborationeffective communicationteam dynamicsnegotiation skillssense of humor
Certifications
Law Degree