Candidate Profile

- Graduate in business law (Master 2, business school, LLM and/or EFB);

- At least 7 years' experience in a major industrial group or law firm with an established practice in contract law;

- One or more professional experiences in the energy sector;

- Fluent French and English (spoken and written).

Activities

We are looking for an Electricity Projects Lawyer F/M to join the Integrated Power Business Unit's Legal Department and ensure the legal and regulatory security of the IP division's Flexible Power Generation (FPG) activities.

FPG develops and operates a portfolio of 'flexible' assets (combined-cycle gas power plants, hydroelectric power plants, battery storage) mainly in Europe and the United States. These assets are at the heart of TotalEnergies' electricity strategy in that they compensate for the intermittent nature of renewable generation and secure the needs of national electricity grids.

As an electricity projects lawyer, and part of a team of 6 lawyers, you will have the following tasks:

- Providing high-quality legal support in responding to calls for tenders to develop new projects;

- Ensuring that the regulatory framework (authorisations, permits, concessions, etc.) for projects is secure and that the management of these assets complies with market regulations (EMIR, REMIT, MIFID);

- Ensuring that the land required for new projects or for the continued operation of existing assets is secured (sale and purchase agreements);

- Ensuring contractual security over the life of projects and assets (negotiating and drafting invitations to tender, construction contracts, operating contracts, contracts with network operators, purchase contracts, energy sales contracts, partnership contracts, etc.);

- Managing the pre-litigation and litigation inherent in this activity.

Context & Environment

In line with its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, TotalEnergies is significantly strengthening its global position across the entire electricity value chain to become a major player as an integrated power producer in a growing and positively oriented market.

In line with this strategy and these objectives, in July 2023 TotalEnergies set up an Integrated Power (IP) Business Unit within the Gas, Renewable & Power Division. Its role is to define TotalEnergies' electricity strategy and to market TotalEnergies' renewable and flexible electricity production.

The role of Integrated Power is to:

- Be the in-house expert on electricity markets and define Total Energies' electricity strategy;

- Market renewable assets and optimise their value;

- Develop and operate a portfolio of flexible electricity generation assets (combined-cycle gas power plants, hydroelectric power plants, battery electricity storage);

- Supplying customers with electricity and energy services, supporting their decarbonisation strategies.

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