Vice President, Corporate Counsel, Power Development

Tract Capital Management•Seattle, CO

15h

About The Position

Tract Capital is seeking a Vice President, Corporate Counsel – Energy Project Development to support the development, financing, construction, and operation of energy infrastructure for its digital infrastructure strategies, including Tract and Fleet Data Centers. This highly visible, hands-on role works closely with leaders across energy development, construction, supply chain, finance, and project development, and reports to the Senior Vice President, Senior Counsel. The role translates legal, regulatory, commercial, and execution risks into practical recommendations that help advance projects and transactions with appropriate protections and discipline. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable working with limited day-to-day oversight in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, team-oriented environment. The position is based in the Denver, Colorado or Seattle, Washington office, or may be remote, and may require travel to Tract markets to spend time with market teams.

Requirements

JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
Admission to and good standing with a state bar.
10 or more years of relevant legal experience.
Demonstrated experience advising on energy or infrastructure projects from early development through operation.
Meaningful experience drafting and negotiating EPC, equipment procurement, development, interconnection, energy supply, offtake, O&M, financing, and joint venture agreements.
Expertise in energy project development across generation, storage, transmission, substations, natural gas, utilities, data centers, and digital infrastructure.
Expertise in EPC and construction contracting, including risk allocation, schedules, performance protections, security, change orders, claims, and long-lead procurement.
Expertise in project and structured finance, including equity, debt, tax equity, lender diligence, security packages, direct agreements, consents, assignments, and remedies.
Expertise in permitting and regulatory matters involving environmental, land use, utility, state commission, FERC, ISO/RTO, and local approvals.
Experience with behind-the-meter, islanded, grid-connected, and customer-dedicated energy projects across multiple U.S. markets.
Ability to translate technical, commercial, financial, and regulatory issues into practical business advice.
Excellent judgment, legal drafting, negotiation, project management, and issue-spotting skills.
Executive presence, clear communication, and ability to build trust with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
Collaborative, self-directed, solutions-oriented, and comfortable operating with urgency and ambiguity in a high-growth environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in both a law firm and in-house, preferably in energy, infrastructure, project development, construction, project finance, or related fields.

Responsibilities

Lead legal support for energy generation, storage, and power infrastructure projects from development through operation and compliance.
Advise on feasibility, site control, project companies, joint ventures, governance, and stage-gate decisions.
Draft and negotiate development, joint venture, MOU, term sheet, and related formation documents.
Negotiate EPC and construction agreements, including schedule, performance, security, warranty, and risk-allocation terms.
Structure limited notices to proceed, early works, equipment reservations, procurement agreements, and protections for long-lead equipment.
Advise on permitting, environmental, utility, interconnection, transmission, ISO/RTO, and energy regulatory matters.
Draft and negotiate PPAs, capacity, tolling, offtake, gas, transportation, and O&M agreements.
Support equity, debt, tax equity, security, and lender-rights aspects of financings.
Manage project execution risks, including change orders, claims, delays, licensing, commissioning, and disputes.
Partner cross-functionally, manage advisers, and build repeatable legal processes, templates, and playbooks.