Manager- Legal

Position Title

Manager- Legal

Position Demands

• Bachelor’s degree in Law with 7 to 10 years of relevant experience
• Hands on experience on renewable energy projects particularly Wind and Solar (particularly drafting, vetting and negotiation of contracts).
• Knowledge of substantive contractual, business, commercial and property laws.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and managing a wide range of commercial contracts, including Power Purchase Agreements, EPC Contracts (Wind & Solar), Module Supply Agreements, WTG Contracts, O&M Contracts, Financing Agreements, M&A transaction, Land Aggregation MOUs, Service/ Consultancy Contracts, NDAs, Lease and Sale Agreements and other company contracts for Wind & Solar Project (C&I- Captive, Open access & Utility);
• Assisting in formulating strategy for resolution of contractual disputes and closure of transaction.
• Providing timely, accurate, independent and commercial pragmatic legal advice to internal stakeholders while highlighting / managing legal and commercial risk during project cycle;
• Create awareness of compliance with relevant laws and regulations and ensure adherence.
• Legal validation of processes and policies of the Company including, business development, human resources, finance, commercial, land acquisition, etc.
• Liaise, engage and manage external counsels and any other vendors (as required).
• Preparation of MIS.
• Drafting and vetting of notices and its response. Record keeping of legal notices, regulatory & compliance and all litigation matters (if any).
• Advising company in land matters to mitigate the risks, disputes, litigations, and issues involved while purchasing private lands.
• Coordinating with Acquisition vendors and assisting Panel Advocate in the preparation and finalization of Title reports.
• Providing support during creation of security in favor of lenders.

About Us

Serentica Renewables is a renewable energy generator that enables energy-intensive industries transition to a clean energy future. We provide assured, firm renewable energy (RE) by developing, operating, and dispatching greenfield solar, wind, energy storage with balancing solutions.

Serentica plans to install ~1500 MW of solar & wind power across multiple sites in the states of the Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra where the company has already acquired connectivity approvals. A large part of this capacity will be used to deliver close to 600MW of round-the-clock clean energy to various entities of the Vedanta Group. The company will focus on providing direct green energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers.

Aiding India’s Decarbonization agenda

Serentica is committed to reversing climate change by decarbonizing energy-intensive industries such as Steel, Cement, Aluminium and Zinc. Industries account for over 30% of total carbon emissions. In the medium-term, Serentica aims to install 5000MW of carbon-free generation capacity coupled with different storage technologies. Eventually, it aims to supply over 15 billion units of clean energy annually and displace 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.