Senior Legal Counsel, Power & Land

Bitdeer Technologies Group•Austin, TX

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Bitdeer is seeking an experienced transactional attorney to join its U.S. Legal team in San Jose, California. The Senior Legal Counsel, Power & Land owns the legal work needed to move a site from a land position to an energized data center or power facility, including land transactions, water rights and supply, utility and energy arrangements, long-lead electrical equipment, and site entitlements and regulatory approvals. The role owns this portfolio rather than supporting it, working directly with site selection, development, construction, energy, and procurement leaders. The attorney will engage and direct specialist and local counsel when state or local law requires it, and develop 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 also serves as a legal point of contact for utilities, cooperatives, landowners, developers, and state and local authorities; supports management on other legal matters as assigned; and may involve travel to project sites, utility and regulatory meetings, and hearings. The role requires working with colleagues across Asia and North America, including some meetings outside U.S. business hours.

Requirements

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
At least 7 years of transactional experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house, with substantial experience in real estate development, energy and power, or infrastructure project work.
Demonstrated experience leading complex transactions end to end as the responsible attorney, including structuring, drafting, negotiating, and closing against sophisticated counterparties.
Direct experience with utility and interconnection arrangements, including interconnection and service agreements, easements and rights-of-way, and negotiations with utilities and cooperatives.
Practical command of real estate transactions and processes, including purchase and sale, ground and build-to-suit leasing, title and survey, easements, zoning and land use, and related diligence.
Experience managing specialist and local counsel across multiple states, with judgment about which matters to handle in-house and which to assign externally.
Clear writing skills and the ability to turn complex issues into decisions and next steps for executives or counterparties.
High self-motivation and a collaborative working 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

California bar admission; attorneys admitted in another U.S. jurisdiction should be eligible to register as Registered In-House Counsel in California.
ERCOT experience, particularly 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, particularly 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, milestones, and energization obligations.
Advise on interconnection strategy and queue position with transmission and distribution service providers, electric cooperatives, and system operators, including ERCOT, PJM, TVA territories, and the Alberta market; advise on large-load thresholds, study processes, and cost allocation.
Support site selection and diligence involving 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 aspects of those proceedings.
Prepare and negotiate procurement agreements for long-lead electrical infrastructure, including transformers, switchgear, and substation equipment, addressing origin representations, substitution and walk-away rights, and bulk-power-system and trade-control requirements.
Partner with the construction team to align site, power, and EPC documents, including interconnection milestones, energization dates, and construction schedules.
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 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.