COMPANY OVERVIEW

Hanwha Renewables, headquartered in Irvine, California, a member of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm that is among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. Hanwha Renewables designs, builds and manages renewable energy solutions. The company brings a decade of global leadership in renewable energy to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver utility-grade energy solutions customized for local energy markets. Hanwha Renewables offers the full spectrum of energy solutions – from power plant development, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. With proven capabilities across the renewable energy value chain, Hanwha Renewables minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for a Real Estate Attorney to join the 174 Power Global Legal Team to provide support and expertise for the development of utility scale solar energy and battery storage projects. The successful candidate will have at least five years of experience as a real estate attorney in the renewable energy industry and be able to work independently and in a team to diligence, acquire, lease, finance and sell renewable energy projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of real estate documents, including options, leases, purchase agreements, easements, shared facilities agreements and crossing agreements.

• Negotiate real estate legal provisions in acquisition, financing and sale transactions

• Provide legal due diligence, including reviewing title reports, mineral ownership reports and surveys and identifying, mitigating and/or curing real estate risks.

• Effectively communicate, support and collaborate with project team members and external parties in all stages of project development.

• Be involved in and manage outside counsel in connection with the preparation of Power Purchase Agreements, Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreements, Financing Agreements, Membership Interest Purchase Agreements and other documents related to project development.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• J.D. from accredited law school
• 5+ years’ experience in handling complex real estate matters, ideally in the renewable energy field
• Familiarity with land use considerations for renewable energy projects, including securing surface use agreements with mineral rights holders and navigating minerals coverage for title insurance
• Strong drafting, negotiating and problem-solving skills
• Strong references
• Strong work ethic and ability to self-start in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work with little supervision and to seek help when needed

$230,000 - $265,000 Salary

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

Hanwha Renewables provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.