Senior Legal Counsel, Power & Land

Bitdeer Technologies Group•Austin, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Bitdeer is seeking an experienced transactional attorney to join its U.S. Legal team in San Jose, California. The role owns legal work for moving data center and power infrastructure sites from land position through energization, including acquisitions, leases and easements; water rights and supply; utility, interconnection and energy management arrangements; long-lead electrical equipment; and site entitlements and regulatory approvals. The attorney will own this portfolio and work directly with site selection, development, construction, energy and procurement leaders. The role also involves engaging and directing specialist and local counsel, and building form agreements, diligence standards and obligation-tracking processes. Bitdeer acquires, energizes and builds data center and power infrastructure across multiple U.S. states and Alberta, Canada. The position covers transactions and project work across those markets, including utility and cooperative arrangements, land use and permitting, procurement, construction interfaces, and continuing contractual obligations. The attorney will serve as a legal point of contact for utilities, cooperatives, landowners, developers, and state and local authorities, and will support management on other legal matters as assigned.

Requirements

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
California admission is preferred; attorneys admitted in another U.S. jurisdiction should be eligible to register as Registered In-House Counsel in California.
At least 7 years of transactional experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house, with a substantial share in real estate development, energy and power, or infrastructure project work.
Record of leading complex transactions end to end as the responsible attorney, including structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing transactions with sophisticated counterparties.
Direct experience with utility and interconnection arrangements for data centers, generation, renewables, industrial load or midstream, including interconnection and service agreements, easements and rights-of-way, and negotiations with utilities and cooperatives.
Practical command of real estate transactions and diligence, including purchase and sale, ground and build-to-suit leasing, title and survey, easements, zoning and land use.
Experience managing specialist and local counsel across multiple states, with judgment about what work to handle in-house and what to delegate.
Clear writing and ability to turn a dense issue into a decision and next step for an executive or counterparty.
High self-motivation and a collaborative style suited to a fast-growing, global company.
Ability to work with colleagues across Asia and North America, including some meetings outside U.S. business hours, and to travel to project sites, utility and regulatory meetings, and hearings as needed.

Nice To Haves

ERCOT experience, specifically large-load interconnection, Texas transmission and distribution service providers, and electric cooperatives, or comparable depth in PJM, TVA or the Alberta market.
In-house experience at a data center developer, hyperscaler, independent power producer, utility, or renewable energy developer.
Experience with construction and EPC contracting, or long-lead electrical equipment procurement.
Familiarity with public-company disclosure obligations as they relate to project timing and energization.
Experience with Canadian, and specifically Alberta, land and power matters.

Responsibilities

Lead land and site transactions end to end, including purchase and sale agreements, ground and build-to-suit leases, options, easements and rights-of-way, title and survey review, title insurance, restrictive covenants, water rights and supply agreements, and post-closing obligations.
Negotiate utility and power arrangements, including interconnection and transmission agreements, discretionary and distribution service agreements, substation and shared facilities agreements, energy management and retail supply arrangements, and related financial security, milestone and energization obligations.
Advise on interconnection strategy and queue position with transmission and distribution service providers, electric cooperatives and system operators, including ERCOT, PJM and TVA territories and the Alberta market; advise on large-load thresholds, study processes and cost allocation.
Support site selection and diligence covering zoning and land use, entitlements and permitting, environmental review, utility and water availability, and tax incentive, abatement and special district structures.
Lead land use and entitlement work with local counsel, including rezoning and text amendments, moratoria, variances and public hearings, and prepare the business for the public and political dimensions of those proceedings.
Paper and negotiate procurement of long-lead electrical infrastructure, such as transformers, switchgear and substation equipment, including origin representations, substitution and walk-away rights, and compliance with bulk-power-system and trade-control requirements.
Partner with the construction team on the interface between site, power and EPC agreements, ensuring interconnection milestones, energization dates and construction schedules are consistent across documents.
Serve as a legal point of contact for utilities, cooperatives, landowners, developers, and state and local authorities.
Select and manage specialist and local counsel in each market, including oversight of scope, quality and spend.
Build form agreements and standards for the work, including letters of intent, options, easements, interconnection materials and diligence checklists; maintain correct entity, signature and authority discipline across a multi-entity structure.
Track and surface continuing obligations, including purchase options, approval and consent windows, notice and cure deadlines, financial security postings, renewal dates and energization covenants.
Support management on other legal matters as assigned.