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esVolta, LP

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

⚡ Energy

☁️ SaaS

Energy • Utilities • SaaS

esVolta, LP is a company that develops, owns, and operates utility-scale battery energy storage projects across North America. The company connects its projects directly to the electric grid and offers essential services to utilities, grid operators, and large energy consumers, including on-demand capacity and ancillary grid support. With a portfolio totaling nearly 1. 5 GWh of operational and utility-contracted backlog projects, esVolta is also developing a pipeline approaching 20 GWh, showcasing its commitment to advancing energy storage solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead legal strategy and provide hands-on support across the full BESS project lifecycle • Structure and support the negotiation of key project agreements • Provide senior legal oversight and strategic direction on permitting, environmental review, land use, and siting matters • In coordination with esVolta’s government and regulatory affairs team, monitor and advise on ISO/RTO market rules • Lead or supervise legal support for responses to utility and corporate RFPs • Advise on commercial arrangements with corporate offtakes, data center and hyperscale customers • Provide strategic counsel on commercial risk allocation, project bankability, and offtake structuring • Direct legal due diligence, transaction management, and closing processes for project and portfolio acquisitions • Serve as primary legal point of contact for lenders, investors, and counterparties on transactional matters • Partner with the Chief Legal Officer and VP, Deputy General Counsel to develop and implement legal strategies supporting the company’s capital markets and M&A objectives • Supervise and mentor junior legal team members • Select, direct, and manage outside counsel engagements.

🎯 Requirements

• 15 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, sophisticated in-house legal department, or government agency • Demonstrated experience with utility-scale BESS projects in any of CAISO, WECC, SPP, ERCOT, or MISO • J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active license in good standing required; admission to the California, New York, or Texas bar is preferred • Prior in-house experience at an independent power producer, renewable energy developer, or energy storage company is highly preferred • Deep working knowledge of permitting, environmental review, land use, siting, interconnection, real estate, procurement, and ISO/RTO market issues relevant to utility-scale BESS projects • Substantial experience with supporting project finance transactions, including construction lending, tax equity, and debt and equity capital markets structures for energy assets • Proficiency with legal technology and contract management tools, including AI-assisted research, drafting, and workflow platforms • Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to function as a trusted business partner • Demonstrated ability to lead legal workstreams independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver results under time pressure • Proven track record of managing cross-functional legal projects • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills • Collaborative, adaptable, and responsive, with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) program with 6% match • Monthly cell phone stipend • Medical, dental and vision care benefits • 20 vacation days • 5 sick days • 9 observed holidays