Attorney, M&A

Treaty Oak Clean Energy • Austin, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Treaty Oak Clean Energy (Treaty Oak) is a utility-scale clean energy platform headquartered in Austin, Texas, focused on developing, commercializing, constructing, and operating utility-scale solar plus battery storage projects in targeted U.S. energy markets. Our mission is to create a sustainable future by providing clean, low-cost energy solutions to the grid, benefiting energy consumers, communities, and generations to come. Treaty Oak features an experienced management team with a track record of developing and commercializing 10 GW+ of utility-scale power projects and a collective 100+ years’ experience across critical competencies, including power markets, offtake structuring, design, engineering and real estate, with such expertise being put towards our 15+ GW portfolio of utility scale renewable energy projects across the U.S., including 485 MW of in-construction and operational projects. Treaty Oak is a wholly-owned portfolio company of Macquarie Asset Management (Macquarie), one of the world’s largest infrastructure managers with $600 billion under management, pairing Treaty Oak’s renewables development expertise with Macquarie’s capital backing and global leadership in advancing the energy transition.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience advising on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures, with additional experience in utility-scale renewable energy project M&A, development, procurement, construction, environmental, or permitting matters.
• Strong interest in renewable energy project development.
• Experience with joint venture structuring, partnership agreements, and corporate governance matters at the project and holdco levels.
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate a broad range of transactional documents and manage complex closings.
• Experience conducting and coordinating due diligence across multiple legal and commercial workstreams.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and legal writing skills, with the ability to align legal strategy with company growth objectives.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage complex, multi-state acquisitions across concurrent workstreams.
• JD from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in an applicable state.

Responsibilities

• Advise on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures involving utility-scale renewable energy and battery storage projects.
• Support project development, procurement, construction, environmental, and permitting matters related to renewable energy projects.
• Advise on joint venture structuring, partnership agreements, and corporate governance matters at both the project and holdco levels.
• Draft and negotiate transactional documents, including purchase and sale agreements, asset purchase agreements, joint development agreements, operating agreements, development services agreements, letters of intent, and related ancillary documents.
• Lead or support project-level and corporate M&A closings, including due diligence management, document negotiation, and closing coordination.
• Manage buy-side and sell-side due diligence across legal, title, permitting, and contract workstreams, and support integration of acquired assets into existing business operations.
• Counsel senior leadership on project- and portfolio-level transactions while managing external counsel and transaction costs.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external advisors to drive successful transaction execution.

Benefits

• Compensation will align with individual skills and experience, alongside potential bonuses based on both personal and company-wide performance.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) match, lunch for employees in the Austin office, paid time off, and holidays.
• Eligible employees also participate in bonus incentives in addition to salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree