A Snapshot of Your DayAs Senior Counsel - Real Estate, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor to Siemens Energy's U.S. real estate organization, supporting a diverse portfolio of office, industrial, manufacturing, logistics, research and development, and other corporate facilities. You will provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance across real estate development, design and construction, commercial leasing, property transactions, and state and local tax incentives. Working closely with real estate professionals, project managers, finance, tax, procurement, senior executives, and other business partners, you will help advance the Company's real estate strategy while managing legal and commercial risks. You will also coordinate with outside counsel and, as needed, senior legal and real estate colleagues in the Company's home country.
How You'll Make an Impact - Advise internal real estate and business teams on development projects, including structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements for development, architecture, engineering, design, construction, construction management, and related professional services.
- Provide legal guidance on construction matters, including change orders, delays, payment issues, claims, warranties, insurance, indemnification, bonds, dispute avoidance, and the evaluation and mitigation of legal and commercial risks.
- Support real estate acquisitions, dispositions, conveyances, easements, licenses, rights-of-way, access agreements, and other property arrangements, including due diligence, title, survey, zoning, land use, permitting, purchase and sale agreements, and closing documentation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial leases for office, industrial, warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, research and development, and related facilities; advise on letters of intent, tenant improvements, operating expenses, renewals, expansions, assignments, subleases, terminations, defaults, and lease administration.
- Advise on state and local tax incentives, including economic development incentives, grants, abatements, credits, and exemptions; negotiate incentive agreements and coordinate with tax, finance, government affairs, compliance, business teams, and governmental authorities.
- Select and manage outside counsel, including legal strategy, scope, performance, budgets, and billing; serve as a trusted business partner by translating complex legal matters into practical recommendations and supporting process improvements, policies, training, and strategic initiatives.
What You Bring - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a nationally recognized, accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- 7+ of experience practicing real estate law in private practice at a reputable law firm.
- Significant experience handling sophisticated commercial real estate transactions, development projects, construction matters, or commercial leasing, including independently drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
- Strong working knowledge of commercial real estate transactions, development, design and construction contracting, commercial leasing, title and survey matters, land use and zoning concepts, and state and local economic development incentives.
- Excellent legal analysis, written communication, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and work effectively with senior executives and business partners in a complex organization.
- Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization. Siemens Energy employees with current visa sponsorship may be eligible for internal transfers.
About the Team In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of Legal and contracts and claim management for the project execution and more.
Rewards - Career growth and development opportunities
- Supportive work culture
- Company paid Health and wellness benefits
- Paid Time Off and paid holidays
- 401K savings plan with company match
- Family building benefits
- Parental leave
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