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Associate General Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Associate General Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel

Renewable Energy | Assets, Transactions & Compliance – (Palm Beach, Florida)

Position Summary

The Associate General Counsel / Senior Legal Counsel will serve as a key legal advisor supporting the Company's U.S. renewable energy portfolio. This position will provide strategic and practical legal guidance across commercial contracts, project financing, asset management, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, claims management, and corporate governance.

The successful candidate will work closely with executive leadership, finance, commercial, and asset management teams to manage legal risks, support business objectives, negotiate complex transactions, and oversee external legal counsel. This individual will also help minimize legal expenses by managing appropriate legal matters internally while engaging specialized outside counsel when necessary.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including asset management, operations and maintenance (O&M), procurement, vendor, consulting, confidentiality, and advisory agreements.
  • Lead upcoming O&M agreement renewals and support key offtake and service agreements alongside outside counsel.
  • Develop and maintain standardized contract templates, legal guidelines, and negotiation playbooks.

Project Financing and Lender Relations

  • Advise on project financing documents, covenant compliance, lender consents, waivers, notices and amendments.
  • Support project financing, refinancing, tax equity structures, and debt restructuring transactions.

Asset Management and Operational Support

  • Provide day-to-day legal guidance to asset management and operational teams on contractual obligations, defaults, counterparty disputes, performance issues, warranty claims, and force majeure events.
  • Develop strategy on contractor, supplier, warranty, liquidated damages and insurance claims, aiming for commercial resolution before litigation.
  • Coordinate litigation and arbitration counsel when required.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Transactions

  • Support acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and portfolio transactions, including diligence, consent and notice workstreams.
  • Support tax equity transactions, tax credit matters, ownership transfers, sponsor guarantees and repowering analyses with external tax counsel.

Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management

  • Monitor and advise on applicable federal, state, and industry regulatory requirements, including FERC, NERC, environmental permits, and project financing obligations.
  • Maintain board approvals, entity records, authority matrices and delegations of authority across project and holding companies Review insurance requirements and contractual risk allocation across financing, O&M, asset management, and EPC agreements.
  • Draft, implement and embed group compliance programs in accordance with guidance from group headquarters in Israel, including securities law, competition law, privacy law, and anti-bribery and anti-corruption programs.
  • Coordinate with headquarters’ legal department in Israel and implement parent company and group decisions and directives.
  • Report and escalate legal matters to the legal department in Israel; obtain required approvals from authorized Israeli approvers for material and reserved matters under group policies and delegations of authority.

Align local corporate governance, approval processes and delegations of authority with group policies, subject to applicable U.S. law and regulation

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
  • Active license and good standing with a U.S. state bar.
  • 4–7 years of transactional experience gained at a law firm at energy practice and/or an energy, power or infrastructure company.
  • Experience supporting renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, or project development and asset management operations.
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, financing documents, and corporate transactions.
  • Familiarity with project finance, tax equity structures, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance.
  • Experience managing outside counsel, legal budgets, and complex commercial disputes.
  • Strong business judgment and the ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business recommendations.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with renewable energy assets, including solar, wind, battery storage, or other power generation projects.
  • Familiarity with FERC, NERC, state energy regulations, and environmental permitting requirements.
  • Experience with power purchase agreements, O&M agreements, EPC contracts, and long-term service agreements.
  • Background supporting project financings, tax equity investments, and infrastructure transactions.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, paid PTO, paid parental leave, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, disability insurance, training, career planning, and more.

Core Values

  • Work Safely: Safety is our Culture
  • Deliver Return: Earning a fair profit increases our long-term value
  • Value People: Take Care of Employees and They Will Take Care of Clients
  • Act with Integrity: Honesty Builds Trust
  • Provide Solutions: Better Solutions Yield Greater Satisfaction

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&B USA Construction and all its affiliate companies are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to qualified individuals without regard to the following criteria: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity) national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, as well as any other prohibited criteria under any local, state or federal law applicable to S&B USA Construction. As part of the firm’s equal employment opportunity statement, S&B USA Construction will also take affirmative action to ensure that minorities, women, veterans, and qualified people with disabilities are considered for employment and promotional opportunities.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed for the interview process, please contact recruiting@shikunusa.com or 412-471-4200 ext. 1032.

Agency Policy: Please refer to our Agency Policy and disclaimer statement regarding resume submissions.  https://www.shikunusa.com/notice-to-staffing-agencies

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