Consultor Jurídico

Job Description

ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, relies on its Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management (GBU S&EM) to provide reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy to all its customers. This strategic unit optimizes the Group's and clients' production assets and designs tailored energy solutions for our 200,000 professional clients and 15 million consumers.

The Global Business Unit Supply & Energy Management leverages ENGIE's assets to deliver secure and sustainable energy to its B2B and B2C customers. It uses its expertise in energy management to provide decarbonized electricity 24/7.

Joining Supply & Energy Management means becoming part of a team of over 10,000 passionate experts spread across 20 countries, all united by a shared mission: shaping a greener and more efficient energy future. Together, we push the boundaries of innovation to deliver decarbonized energy 24/7. Join us and be part of those shaping the energy of tomorrow!

Context

The S&EM Transversal Legal Expertise team is a functional central legal team supporting three Operational Areas (Energy Management, B2B and B2C) across a variety of businesses and geographies and 2). Transversal Legal Expertise (15+ lawyers in Paris and Brussels) is looking for a regulation and market conduct lawyer to accompany S&EM's activities in the day-to-day energy optimization and trading operations in compliance with the applicable regulatory framework. The position is a great opportunity to work hand-in-hand with operational teams and be associated with a range of activities (incl. optimization of the asset portfolio and wholesale energy markets re physical and financial products, both short-term and long-term).

Your Role

You will:

• Provide regulatory guidance to the business on regulations impacting S&EM's activities (energy and trading) via comprehensive legal, regulatory and market conduct analyses that identify risks, issues and mitigating measures;
• Develop strategies, internal policies and solutions to facilitate market activities/ business development/ regulatory compliance, and develop - together with other support functions and operational teams - best practices in relation to market conduct topics and wholesale energy market regulations;
• Maintain a deep understanding of market conduct, wholesale and financial market regulations and the regulatory activities of regional and national regulators impacting S&EM's activities, incl. training operational teams on regulations impacting S&EM's activities;
• Lead, coordinate and advise on investigations (both internal and external) and regulatory inquiries in relation to energy market conduct topics in respect of S&EM's activities such as from energy and financial regulators, market exchanges, and transport system operators;
• Contribute to S&EM's public affairs position and lobbying strategy towards public authorities and regulators to build favorable market design in respect of market conduct issues and energy market regulation topics, incl. coordinating S&EM's contribution to national and European consultation papers on relevant market conduct and energy market regulation topics;
• Further S&EM's interest by attending and participating in trade associations committees (e.g. EFET, EURELECTRIC, EUROGAS) and liaise with relevant competent regional and national stakeholders; and
• Contribute to other Transversal topics.

About You

You meet all (or most of) the following criteria:

• Qualified lawyer (preferably in Belgium or France);
• At least 8 years of professional experience;
• Prior experience in the energy sector;
• Prior experience in regulatory topics and/or energy law and/or public law and/or competition law within the EU is preferred. Experience with EMIR, MIFID, MAR and REMIT is a plus;
• Prior experience in litigation/investigations is a plus;
• Strong legal reasoning skills;
• Excellent presentation, analytical and drafting skills;
• Ability to understand in details complex products and how the business functions from a legal and economical point of view;
• Effective manager of one's time and external resources;
• Ability to work closely with internal stakeholders;
• Exercise sound professional judgment in identifying issues that need reference to management and/or colleagues legal experts within the business unit or the group;
• Strong business acumen;
• Ownership of responsibilities and managed matters;
• Self-starter;
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and multinational trading environment;
• Ability to work in a fast pace and dynamic environment;
• Enthusiasm to learn and improve one's skills; and
• Proficient in both French and English. Dutch is a plus.

Location

Brussels/Paris. Occasional travels

Diversity & Inclusion

If you meet these requirements, then you are the talent we are looking for. Don't wait - apply now with your CV.

At ENGIE S&EM, we are committed to fostering a gender-neutral and inclusive environment where everyone's potential can thrive.

All our positions are open to people with disabilities. If you need any reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter - we will be happy to support you.