Application Guide
How to Apply for Counsel, Taxation
at Avantus
🏢 About Avantus
Avantus is a leader in utility-scale solar and storage solutions with a mission to deliver affordable, zero-emission energy. What makes them unique is their focus on innovative project development and integrated storage, positioning them at the forefront of the renewable energy transition. Working here offers the chance to contribute directly to impactful climate solutions while being part of a specialized team in the growing clean energy sector.
About This Role
As Counsel, Taxation at Avantus, you'll provide strategic tax guidance on renewable energy project development, focusing on tax credit qualification, entity structuring, and risk mitigation. This role is impactful because you'll directly enable the financing and execution of utility-scale solar projects through expertise in IRA-related incentives and tax equity structures, helping accelerate the company's mission to deliver zero-emission energy.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day involves analyzing tax credit eligibility for upcoming solar projects, reviewing and negotiating financing documents with tax equity investors, and collaborating with development teams on entity structuring. You might spend time advising on prevailing wage requirements for ITC qualification, drafting purchase agreements, and participating in cross-functional meetings to model project economics with tax incentives factored in.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Avantus Is Looking For
- A J.D. with 4-7 years of tax practice experience at a major law firm, specifically with renewable energy tax incentives and project finance transactions
- Demonstrated expertise in IRA-related guidance, transferability markets, and federal tax credit eligibility (ITC, PTC, prevailing wage/apprenticeship requirements)
- Strong understanding of partnership tax principles and experience drafting/negotiating project financing documents (tax equity documentation, purchase agreements, EPC/O&M agreements)
- Experience advising on tax equity structures and becoming a cross-functional team member for modeling, structuring, and executing renewable energy project contracts
📝 Tips for Applying to Avantus
Quantify your experience with specific renewable energy projects where you advised on tax credit qualification or tax equity structures
Highlight any direct experience with IRA-related guidance and transferability markets in your resume summary
Mention specific project finance documents you've drafted/negotiated (e.g., purchase price agreements, tax equity documentation)
Research Avantus's recent project announcements and reference how your tax expertise could support their specific development pipeline
Emphasize your ability to work cross-functionally with development and finance teams on utility-scale project execution
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your specific experience with renewable energy tax incentives and how it aligns with Avantus's solar and storage project development", 'Examples of advising on IRA-related guidance and transferability markets for energy projects', 'Demonstrated success in drafting/negotiating project financing documents for utility-scale renewable energy', 'Your approach to being a cross-functional team member in modeling, structuring, and executing project contracts']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Avantus's current project pipeline and development announcements (particularly utility-scale solar with storage)
- → The company's financing partners and recent tax equity transactions they've completed
- → How Avantus positions itself in the market compared to other solar developers (their innovative storage solutions)
- → Recent regulatory changes affecting solar tax credits that would impact Avantus's projects
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Failing to demonstrate specific renewable energy tax experience (general corporate tax background without energy focus)
- Not showing familiarity with IRA provisions and transferability markets that are critical to this role
- Presenting as purely a legal advisor rather than a cross-functional team member who understands project development and finance
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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