Counsel, Finance & Transactions

About Middle River Power

Middle River Power (MRP) is a private equity-sponsored platform specializing in the investment and asset management of U.S. power generation facilities. With over 8GW of natural gas, coal, battery storage, and solar facilities across multiple states, the company focuses on safe, reliable, and efficient power plant operations. MRP’s executive team collectively brings over 120 years of expertise in energy management and power generation, collaborating closely with plant personnel and industry professionals.

MRP applies a data-driven approach to investment and operational decisions, considering key factors such as regulatory changes and resource planning. Learn more at

At MRP, we believe that experienced leadership, capable emerging talent, and strong partnerships enable us to deliver innovative, outsized solutions in the energy sector. This framework ensures every hire strengthens our culture of curiosity, collaboration, and commitment while maintaining the speed and flexibility our business demands.

Our business thrives on a set of behaviors that allow our team-based culture to reach high standards and build on one another’s strengths. MRP is a PE-backed environment that requires operating at pace, calculated risk-taking, and creative problem-solving. The people we hire must excel not only in their technical domain but also embody the behaviors that make us successful.

• Love What You Do
  - Genuine curiosity for the energy sector and our business
• Collaborate to Win
  - Works across teams; believes partnership delivers results
• Comfort with Ambiguity
  - Adapts to growth and change; solves problems resourcefully
• Innovation Over Status Quo
  - Brings fresh thinking and challenges assumptions
• Confident & Honest
  - Owns their contribution; transparent about what they don't know
• Progressive Problem Solver
  - Guides problems to solutions; works hard to get it done
• Here for the Long Term
  - Committed to building a career and business with others

Middle River Power is seeking a highly motivated Counsel, Finance & Transactions to join our legal team and support financing and transactional matters across our portfolio of power generation assets. This role will work on a range of complex transactions, including acquisitions, debt and project financings, tax equity transactions, and related project development matters.

The Counsel will partner closely with colleagues across Legal, Finance, Development, Commercial, and other business functions to review and interpret financing documents, advise on transaction and compliance matters, and support the execution and closing of strategic transactions. The ideal candidate brings strong transactional training, sound legal judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage meaningful work streams within larger transactions.

• Review, analyze, and advise on credit agreements and other financing documents, including debt baskets, financial and negative covenants, and other customary provisions.
• Monitor and advise on compliance with financing agreements, identifying potential compliance issues, transaction requirements, and structural considerations for senior internal counsel and business stakeholders.
• Support strategic acquisitions, debt and project financings, tax equity transactions, and related project development matters across the Company's portfolio.
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents and ancillary agreements in connection with financing and acquisition activities.
• Independently manage discrete projects and material work streams within larger transactions, maintaining accountability for timelines, deliverables, and key closing requirements.
• Coordinate with internal business teams, outside counsel, lenders, transaction counter parties, and other stakeholders, as appropriate, to provide accurate and practical legal guidance and advance transactions toward closing.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Development, and Commercial teams to identify and evaluate legal and transactional risks and support business objectives.
• Assist with post-closing matters and ongoing obligations associated…