Counsel, Development

Company Overview

Copia Power (“Copia”) is an energy transition company committed to developing, constructing, and owning large-scale infrastructure assets in the U.S. Copia is actively developing more than 15 GW of renewable energy generation and storage capacity and 12 GW of data center and industrial load. Copia is backed by Carlyle, one of the world’s largest global investment firms.

Copia prides itself on a culture where sustainability is at the heart of everything we do and fosters strong relationships across all levels of the organization.

Job Description

Copia is seeking a Counsel, Development to support Copia’s mission to develop, construct, and operate gigawatt-scale campuses that include power and digital assets. This key team member will work closely with Copia’s development and real‑estate teams to deliver solar, energy storage, thermal and digital grid‑connected projects. The role reports directly to the Deputy General Counsel in an individual contributor capacity.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with the development and real‑estate teams and oversee outside counsel in structuring and derisking projects during project development, including managing regulatory, permitting, interconnection and real‑estate matters.

Act as internal legal lead on M&A transactions, particularly for pre‑NTP project acquisitions.

Negotiate material project contracts for renewable energy projects and digital campuses, including shared‑facility and co‑tenancy agreements, water supply agreements, tax abatement and other local community contracts.

Support the permitting strategy and execution for development assets, including local land‑use entitlements, zoning approvals, state and federal siting authorities, and coordinate with permitting consultants and advisors on permitting requirements.

Manage legal workstreams on interconnection matters such as negotiation of interconnection agreements and affected systems issue