VP / Director of Transactions
Location: Minneapolis, MN / San Francisco, CA / New York, NY / Hybrid
Company: Enterprise Energy LLC
Reports to: CFO, working closely with the COO and development team
Compensation: $150,000-175,000 salary depending on experience plus bonus, health, dental, vision, and 401K with company match
About Enterprise Energy
Enterprise Energy is a Minneapolis-based clean energy developer focused on community solar, distributed energy storage, and other emerging energy infrastructure. We develop projects from site origination through financing, construction, and long-term operations, with an emphasis on expanding access to affordable clean energy and creating lasting value for communities.
As our portfolio grows across markets, we are seeking an experienced transaction manager for the financing and execution of projects from initial term sheet through closing.
The Role
The Vice President / Director of Transactions will be instrumental in Enterprise Energy’s financing and M&A activities. This person will assist in structuring and negotiating financing proposals, coordinate internal and external deal teams, and have ownership of transactions through legal documentation, lender approvals, and funding.
The ideal candidate combines legal and documentation fluency, commercial judgment, and practical renewable energy transaction experience. This is not primarily a financial modeling role or an in-house counsel position. It is a highly visible, execution-focused role for someone who can understand legal structures of a transaction, identify issues early, keep multiple parties aligned, and drive complicated closings to completion.
Key Responsibilities
Financing Strategy and Term Sheets
Work with the CEO, CFO, and development team to develop financing strategies for solar, battery storage, and other energy projects.
Assist in the review and negotiation of term sheets, commitment letters, indications of interest, and financing proposals.
Compare proposals based on pricing, advance rates, required equity, covenants, recourse, collateral, reserves, distributions, control rights, and execution risk.
Help structure construction debt, tax credit bridge facilities, permanent debt, sponsor equity, preferred equity, development capital, and portfolio-level facilities.
Identify commercial and legal issues that could affect financeability or transaction timing.
Transaction Execution
Serve as an internal quarterback for project financings and other major transactions from signed term sheet through closing and funding.
Develop and maintain transaction timelines, responsibility matrices, closing checklists, and critical-path analyses.
Manage diligence requests and coordinate the preparation and delivery of organizational, real estate, interconnection, permitting, offtake, construction, technical, insurance, and financial materials.
Review draft financing and project documents, consolidate internal comments, and coordinate negotiations with outside counsel.
Track conditions precedent and deliverables required for initial closing, subsequent draws, conversion to term financing, and other funding milestones.
Anticipate closing risks, escalate material issues promptly, and recommend practical solutions.
Documentation and Risk Management
Ensure consistency among commercial agreements, financial models, approved investment terms, and final legal documentation.
Work with outside counsel to confirm entity formation, authority, ownership, collateral, and required third-party consents.
Translate complex legal and financing issues into concise, decision-ready recommendations for senior leadership.
Build repeatable transaction processes, templates, and internal controls as the company’s financing volume grows.
Portfolio and Cross-Functional Support
Maintain visibility into the financing readiness of the development portfolio.
Work with project development and engineering teams to establish clear financeability standards and diligence requirements.
Support project acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and portfolio sales when needed.
Help manage relationships with existing and prospective capital partners.
Support executive and investment-committee materials, including transaction summaries, risk analyses, and recommendations.
Assist with post-closing obligations, lender reporting, amendments, waivers, and consent processes where appropriate.
Qualifications
3-5+ years of relevant legal experience in project finance, renewable energy transactions, or infrastructure finance.
Juris Doctor strongly preferred; active law license is helpful but not required.
Meaningful experience with renewable energy or infrastructure projects, preferably including distributed solar, community solar, battery storage, or related assets.
Significant exposure to term sheets and complex financing transactions through closing.
Strong understanding of project finance structures, special-purpose entities, secured lending, collateral packages, construction financing, and long-term asset financing.
Familiarity with tax credits, tax credit transferability, tax equity, government incentives, or renewable energy certificate contracts is highly desirable.
Strong contract review, negotiation, project management, and written-communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple active transactions and a high volume of detailed work without losing sight of key commercial priorities.
Comfortable operating in a growing, entrepreneurial company where roles are collaborative and solutions often require creativity.
High degree of judgment, ownership, responsiveness, and discretion.
What Success Looks Like
During the first year, this person will:
Establish a clear and repeatable process for taking financings from initial proposal through closing.
Become a vital part of coordination for Enterprise Energy’s project finance transactions.
Improve the speed, organization, and predictability of lender and investor diligence.
Build productive relationships with capital providers, outside counsel, consultants, and internal project teams.
Successfully close multiple solar and battery storage financings while supporting a rapidly growing project portfolio.
The Right Person
This role is well suited for a renewable energy finance attorney who wants to move closer to operations. The successful candidate will be comfortable moving between high-level transaction strategy and the detailed work necessary to reach closing.
Enterprise Energy is looking for someone who takes ownership of the entire process: understands the deal, keeps the parties moving, catches issues before they become problems, and stays engaged until the transaction is funded.
Principals only
Key Responsibilities
Construction & Project Delivery
Oversee all phases of construction for distributed solar PV and energy storage projects, from notice to proceed through commissioning.
Serve as the primary liaison with EPC and O&M firms, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and safety standards.
Establish and manage QA/QC processes, ensuring all projects meet or exceed utility, lender, and industry standards.
Engineering & Procurement
Provide development engineering support during project design and interconnection studies.
Lead procurement of key equipment (modules, inverters, racking, transformers, BESS systems, etc.), including specification, bid evaluation, and vendor negotiation.
Optimize cost, quality, and delivery timelines in alignment with domestic content and workforce training compliance requirements.
Contracting & Negotiations
Lead negotiation and management of EPC and O&M contracts, ensuring favorable terms for EE and long-term asset reliability.
Coordinate with finance and legal teams to align construction agreements with lender, investor, and regulatory requirements.
Operations & O&M Liaison
Establish seamless handoffs between construction and operations, including warranty and performance testing protocols.
Serve as the liaison to O&M partners, monitoring asset performance and supporting corrective actions when necessary.
Team Leadership & Workforce Development
Build and manage a construction team as EE scales, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and innovation.
Collaborate with workforce development partners (e.g., Native Sun, GRID Alternatives, etc) to create inclusive training and job opportunities across projects.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in solar PV, renewable energy, or utility-scale construction, with at least 5 years in a senior management role.
Proven track record delivering distributed generation and/or battery energy storage projects.
Strong technical knowledge of solar and storage equipment, interconnection processes, and construction best practices.
Experience negotiating EPC and O&M agreements and managing vendor relationships.
Familiarity with domestic content requirements, workforce development mandates, and equity-based clean energy programs a strong plus.
Exceptional leadership, communication, and project management skills.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
Preferred location based in Minnesota or Illinois
Compensation & Benefits
Enterprise Energy offers a highly competitive executive compensation package that reflects the seniority and impact of this role, including:
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to project milestones and company growth.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
401(k) plan with employer contribution.
Paid time off, parental leave, and flexible work arrangements.
Professional development and leadership training opportunities.
Why Join EE?
At Enterprise Energy, you’ll help shape the future of community-driven renewable energy. We are committed to building projects that not only power homes and businesses, but also create meaningful economic opportunities and advance energy equity.
How to Apply
Send a cover letter and resume to info@enterpriseenergy.com.
