Sr. Counsel, Real Estate & Infrastructure

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Real Estate & Property ManagementExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Clear, practical communication","Managing multiple workstreams"]

Support SpaceX’s Starbase and Louisiana real estate and infrastructure programs by leading land and real-estate legal work. Draft and negotiate leases, easements, rights-of-way, surface-use agreements, and related transactions, and conduct commercial real-estate diligence for site development and long-term planning. Provide legal guidance for spaceport and production infrastructure, advise stakeholders with officials and regulators, and manage outside counsel while keeping day-to-day work in-house.

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Sr. Counsel, Real Estate & Infrastructure

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Job Summary

Support SpaceX’s Starbase and Louisiana real estate and infrastructure programs by leading land and real-estate legal work. Draft and negotiate leases, easements, rights-of-way, surface-use agreements, and related transactions, and conduct commercial real-estate diligence for site development and long-term planning. Provide legal guidance for spaceport and production infrastructure, advise stakeholders with officials and regulators, and manage outside counsel while keeping day-to-day work in-house.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Real Estate & Property Management
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead legal work for SpaceX’s Louisiana land position and related real estate holdings, including day-to-day property and land management, and rights-of-way and surface-use arrangements.
  • •Draft and negotiate real estate and land-use documents, including purchases, sales, leases, easements, rights-of-way, and surface use agreements.
  • •Lead commercial and real estate diligence for site development and long-term infrastructure planning, coordinating with environmental and permitting workstreams as well as internal engineering, construction, and operations teams.
  • •Provide legal guidance on infrastructure development for SpaceX spaceport and production sites, including facilities development, transportation and marine access, energy and power, water/wastewater, and related commercial matters.
  • •Advise stakeholders in briefings with parish, state, and federal officials, landowners, utilities, and regulators; support public-sector and community arrangements and manage outside counsel while owning day-to-day negotiation and land-related legal work in-house.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •JD or foreign equivalent from an ABA-accredited law school.
  • •Must be admitted to the bar, in good standing, in Louisiana.
  • •8+ years of experience as a lawyer supporting complex commercial transactions, including real estate, land management, infrastructure development, energy, and/or capital equipment.
  • •Substantial drafting and negotiation experience in real estate and commercial contracts in Louisiana, including large-acreage or industrial property matters.
  • •Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial and real estate agreements with limited outside-counsel reliance.
Experience:8+ years
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Clear, practical communicationManaging multiple workstreams
Languages:English

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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