LEGAL BUSINESS PARTNER (f/m/x)

TotalEnergies Group; Luik; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies Belgium seeks a Legal Business Partner to serve as the trusted legal adviser to its business teams and collaborate with the Legal & Regulatory Director. The role covers B2B Sales, Energy Management, and power generation/storage projects including wind and battery storage.

You will provide end-to-end legal partnering, review complex energy contracts, support procurement and regulatory compliance, and manage disputes while aligning with corporate risk appetite.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law.
• 3–6 years of experience as a corporate/commercial lawyer.
• Experience in energy sector or regulated sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end legal business partnering to B2B Sales teams in electricity, gas and related energy products.
• Advise on public procurement, energy regulation, competition and regulatory requirements.
• Support project development, permitting, grid access, and project contracts.
• Handle disputes, claims and litigation where needed.
• Advise on market rules and risk allocation in energy transactions.

Skills

Corporate/Commercial law

Contract law

Energy regulation

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's degree in law

Job description

TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and markets oil and biofuels, natural gas and biogas, renewables and electricity. Its more than 100,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, more available and more sustainable, with sustainability at the heart of its strategy, projects and operations.

TotalEnergies Power & Gas Belgium is headquartered in Liège, with an office in Brussels. It supplies electricity and natural gas to households, professionals, public authorities and businesses across Belgium, supports its customers in their energy transition, and now also manages energy assets, including power generation and storage.

Active across the electricity value chain, from sourcing and production to storage and supply, the company operates in a mature, competitive and multilingual market, within a regulatory framework that is constantly evolving.

The Legal Business Partner role

In this regulated sector, legal certainty and regulatory compliance are essential to sustainable business growth. As our Legal Business Partner, you will be the trusted legal advisor of our business and support teams, working autonomously and in close collaboration with the Legal & Regulatory Director and his team. Your scope covers B2B Sales (large enterprises, industrial and public-sector customers), Energy Management (power and gas sourcing, portfolio management, hedging, flexibility and balancing) and power generation and storage projects, including wind and battery energy storage.

You will work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including internal clients, lawyers, notaries, company auditors, suppliers, customers and regulatory authorities. The role calls for pragmatism, precision and the ability to influence and convince. You will help the business grow in a safe and legally compliant environment.

In order to accompany TotalEnergies in its multi-energy ambition in Belgium, and in collaboration with the Legal & Regulatory director and the team, the Legal Business Partner will :

· Provide end-to-end legal business partnering to the B2B Sales teams in connection with the supply of electricity, gas and related energy products and services to large enterprises, industrial and public-sector customers;

· Support private and public tender processes, review and negotiate complex energy supply agreements and customer contractual terms, and advise on pricing, volume and flexibility mechanisms, liability, termination, credit support, guarantees, regulatory cost pass-through and other contractual mechanisms required to protect the Company's commercial and hedging position;

· Advise the business on public procurement, energy regulation, competition and other regulatory requirements applicable to B2B supply activities, and support the management of customer claims, defaults, disputes and litigation;

· Provide end-to-end legal business partnering to Energy Management, covering power and gas sourcing, portfolio management, hedging, flexibility, balancing, guarantees of origin and other environmental products, wholesale-market and grid arrangements, including the negotiation of related agreements and advice on market rules, counterparty risk and the legal allocation of price, volume and imbalance risks;

· Provide end-to-end legal support to power generation and storage activities and projects, including wind power generation, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and other flexible generation assets ;

· Support project development and permitting, land and property arrangements, grid connection and access, project companies and joint ventures, procurement and construction contracts, equipment supply, operation and maintenance agreements, PPAs, tolling and optimization arrangements, financing and other project agreements;

· Advise on applicable energy, grid, environmental and permitting regulations, market access, support schemes, capacity and ancillary-services mechanisms, HSE and compliance requirements, and manage contractual claims, regulatory proceedings and project-related disputes.

In a nutshell, your job purpose is :

· Act as a business partner to the management of their activity scope by autonomously advising on standard legal matters and wisely escalating more complex cases, to facilitate the achievement of objectives while minimizing related legal risks

· Ensure business growth in a safe and legally compliant environment.

· Set a framework that meets business needs by managing risks and optimizing transaction.

• Education and experience: You hold a master's degree in law and have 3 to 6 years of experience as a corporate or commercial lawyer, in a law firm or in-house, ideally in the energy sector or another regulated sector;
• Technical expertise: You have solid knowledge of commercial and contract law and are comfortable drafting and negotiating complex B2B agreements. Knowledge of energy regulation, public procurement, or contracts for energy generation and storage projects is a strong asset;
• Autonomy: You can work independently, advise on standard legal matters on your own and upscale more complex cases at the right time;
• Behavioral competencies: You are pragmatic and precise, business-oriented, flexible, open to challenges and enthusiastic. You communicate clearly and know how to influence and convince a wide range of internal and external stakeholders;
• Language skills: You are a native French or Dutch speaker and fluent in English.