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Counsel

Generate Capital · New York City, New York, US

ABOUT THE POSITION This role sits at the heart of Generate Capital’s project development engine.

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ABOUT THE POSITION: This role sits at the heart of Generate Capital’s project development engine. The Counsel, Project Development will serve as a trusted legal partner to Generate’s development, permitting, and interconnection teams across a diverse portfolio of energy assets—including behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter power projects, community solar, large-load infrastructure, and digital infrastructure. The ideal candidate is someone who has rolled up their sleeves on real projects—navigating the full arc from site control and permitting through procurement, construction, and commercial operation. This is not a siloed financing role; it requires a generalist mindset, sound judgment under uncertainty, strong cross-functional instincts, and the confidence to advise internal clients who hold strong views. This person must be ready to own matters independently, and step into a wide range of project and asset management legal needs as they arise. What you will be doing at Generate Capital Serve as primary legal counsel to Generate’s development teams on energy projects from inception through construction, covering the full lifecycle of permitting, interconnection, procurement,...