VP, Deputy General Counsel – Real Estate & Development

Montera Infrastructure

. Lead legal work for land acquisition, entitlement, and construction across Montera’s hyperscale data center portfolio .

Posted 11/12/2026full-timeRemote • California • United StatesLead💰 $325,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in land acquisition, entitlement, and construction within the real estate sector, with a strong focus on negotiation, drafting, and stakeholder management. Proven ability to lead legal strategies for large-scale projects while mentoring legal teams and collaborating across various business functions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

J.D. From An Accredited Law School15–20 Years Of Relevant Legal ExperienceDeep Real Estate And Development ExperienceSubstantial Construction And EPC Contracting ExperienceExceptional Drafting And Negotiation Skills

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Hard Skills

Land AcquisitionEntitlement MattersConstruction ContractingProject FinanceNegotiationStakeholder ManagementLegal DraftingRisk AllocationLender RequirementsEnvironmental Conditions

Soft Skills

Sound JudgmentAutonomous OperationMentoringCollaborationCommercially Practical Legal Support

Tools & Technologies

Contract Lifecycle ManagementLegal TemplatesPlaybooksObligations RegistersChange-Of-Control Registers

Certifications & Qualifications

Admitted To Practice In U.S. State BarIn Good Standing With State Bar

Industry Keywords

Data Center DevelopmentHyperscale LeasingMulti-Tenant Campus StructuringCondominium StructuringLand-Use And Entitlement ExperienceTexas Or Arizona ExperienceLegal-Department Infrastructure-Building

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead legal work for land acquisition, entitlement, and construction across Montera’s hyperscale data center portfolio
Exercise delegated authority from the Chief Legal Officer across real estate, development, and construction matters
Represent Legal with business teams, counterparties, lenders, and local authorities
Own land acquisition and site control, including purchase and option agreements, ground leases, title, surveys, easements, access rights, diligence, and option periods
Direct zoning, annexation, entitlement, and permitting strategy, including environmental conditions and water rights
Negotiate design, construction, and EPC contracts, including delay damages, liability caps, performance guarantees, warranties, insurance, collateral assignment, and lender step-in rights
Flow delivery dates, delay credits, and technical requirements from data center leases into construction and procurement contracts
Support data center lease negotiations and post-signature compliance
Structure condominium, parcelization, and platting arrangements for multi-tenant campuses
Support project financing, lender diligence, ground-lease financeability, leasehold-mortgagee protections, SNDAs, estoppels, and lender acceptability of condominium structures
Prepare Board materials and resolutions and support sponsor governance and consent processes
Build the legal department’s templates, playbooks, matter intake, contract lifecycle management, outside-counsel panel, obligations registers, and change-of-control registers
Define, recruit, and mentor legal team roles; provide business training; establish standards for responsive, commercially practical legal support
Partner with Development, Design & Construction, Delivery, Procurement, Finance, and Commercial teams
Travel regularly to sites, jurisdictions, lenders, and counterparties

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school
Admitted to practice and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar, and able to register as in-house counsel where required in the state of residence
15–20 years of relevant legal experience; candidates with 10+ years and exceptional depth will be considered
Deep real estate and development experience, including end-to-end ownership of land acquisitions, ground leases, and entitlement matters
Substantial construction and EPC contracting experience on large, capital-intensive projects, including risk allocation, delay remedies, and lender requirements
Working knowledge of project and real estate finance, lender diligence, and leasehold financing protections
Demonstrated negotiation ability across a broad range of agreement types
Sound judgment regarding use of outside counsel and ability to manage firms to scope and budget
Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
Comfort operating autonomously in a fast-moving, founder-led environment
Preferred: data center, industrial, or mission-critical development experience
Preferred: condominium, parcelization, or multi-tenant campus structuring experience
Preferred: hyperscale leasing experience
Preferred: land-use and entitlement experience in Texas or Arizona
Preferred: legal-department infrastructure-building experience
Preferred: combination of law-firm training and in-house operating experience
Travel approximately 20–30% of the time; periodic visits to the main office or designated locations may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health coverage; employer pays 90% of health premiums for employees and dependents
Up to 8 weeks of paid time off per year, including holidays, PTO, and sick time
Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave after 6 months of employment
401(k) plan with immediate eligibility, no vesting requirement, and employer match contributions up to 6%
Up to $3,500 annual reimbursement for approved courses, certifications, conferences, and professional development
Remote work stipend
Annual performance bonus