Associate General Counsel, Americas

About the role

Enfinity Global, an independent power producer developing, financing, building, operating and owning renewable energy assets, is looking for an Associate General Counsel, Americas. This is a legal generalist role based on-site in Miami, reporting to the General Counsel, Americas, covering legal strategy, negotiation and execution of commercial contracts across the Americas.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as a senior legal advisor to business leaders on strategy, risk mitigation and commercial decisions, and support the General Counsel, Americas in regional legal operations.
• Lead land acquisition and site control, from option agreements through interconnection, permitting and construction readiness, including drafting and negotiating options to lease or purchase, ground leases, easements, non-disturbance and subordination agreements.
• Review title and surveys, resolve title defects and coordinate with title companies and surveyors, and address zoning and permitting matters.
• Handle financing agreements such as construction loans, tax equity, long-term debt, intercreditor agreements and security documentation, and project contracts such as EPC, O&M, equipment supply and vendor contracts.
• Support M&A transactions, including drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements and membership interest purchase agreements, and managing legal due diligence.
• Oversee compliance tracking, extracting obligations, deadlines and covenants and maintaining compliance matrices for financing and EPC agreements.
• Partner with development, finance, procurement and asset management teams and advise senior business leaders.

Required profile

• J.D. and an active license to practice in a U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7-12 years of legal experience, with significant experience in real estate and infrastructure (acquisition, financing and construction); renewable energy, project finance, M&A and project contracts experience preferred.
• Experience managing and directing junior counsel or paralegals in contract tracking and compliance.
• Experience advising senior business leaders and managing complex workflows.

Required skills

• Strong contract negotiation in real estate, financing, M&A, EPC and supply.
• Fluency in project finance, EPC, O&M, and supply contracts.
• Comfortable in a lean legal environment with high ownership and autonomy.