Senior Regulatory Affairs

TotalEnergies; Esbjerg; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

TotalEnergies in Denmark seeks a Senior Regulatory Affairs specialist to shape governance for offshore activities, partnering with authorities, internal teams, and contractors to translate complex regulations into practical solutions.

Based in Esbjerg, you will build governance frameworks, risk models, and digital tools, ensuring ALARP alignment and continuous improvement while fostering strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in regulatory affairs, compliance, public affairs, legal or related discipline.
• Understanding of Danish regulatory frameworks and complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to interpret legislation and translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience balancing regulatory requirements with commercial, contractual, and operational objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Fluency in Danish and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Represent TotalEnergies EP Danmark's interests in dialogue with regulatory authorities and stakeholders.
• Interface between internal functions (Field Operations, Projects, HSE, Technical Services, Commercial, Legal) and external parties.
• Drive permitting, license handling, extensions, and information requests.
• Monitor legislation and regulatory changes; translate into actionable guidance.
• Develop governance processes, registers, QA/QC frameworks, and risk models; implement digital tools.
• Support regulatory governance across joint ventures, infrastructure owners, and partners.
• Provide regulatory advisory support to operations ensuring alignment with ALARP and management systems.
• Promote regulatory excellence, safety culture, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Regulatory affairs

Regulatory strategy

Communication skills

ALARP awareness

Education

Law/Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Regulatory Affairs

Are you motivated by creating structure where there is complexity, building strong stakeholder relationships, and translating regulatory requirements into practical solutions? Then this could be a unique opportunity for you

TotalEnergies is looking for a Senior Regulatory Affairs to help shape and strengthen regulatory affairs across our Danish offshore energy activities. In this role, you will be a key partner to authorities, internal stakeholders, partners, and contractors, ensuring regulatory compliance while supporting strategic business objectives.

With base in Esbjerg you will work closely with the Head of Regulatory Affairs and play a central role in developing governance frameworks, processes, risk-management structures, and digital tools that support consistent and transparent regulatory operations across the business.

Your Responsibilities as Senior Regulatory Affairs

• Represent TotalEnergies EP Danmark’s (TEPDK) interests in strategic and operational dialogue with regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, partners, and contractors.
• Act as a key interface between internal functions including Field Operations, Projects, HSE, Technical Services, Commercial, Legal, and relevant external stakeholders.
• Drive permitting and license-handling strategies, including license extensions, consultation responses, freedom of information requests, and other regulatory communications.
• Monitor legislative developments, regulatory changes, and public consultations relevant to TEPDK and translate requirements into actionable business guidance.
• Develop and maintain key regulatory processes and digital tools, including obligation registers, quality assurance and control frameworks, document management systems, process maps, and risk-management models.
• Support regulatory governance across joint venture partnerships, infrastructure owners, contractors, and TotalEnergies Group interfaces.
• Provide regulatory advisory support to operational teams and ensure alignment between management systems, regulatory requirements, and ALARP principles.
• Promote regulatory excellence, compliance, knowledge sharing, safety culture, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Your Qualifications

We imagine you have several years of experience working within regulatory affairs, compliance, public affairs, legal, or a related discipline. You have an understanding of Danish regulatory frameworks and experience navigating complex stakeholder environments.

Furthermore, you can recognize yourself in the following:

• Relevant degree within law, engineering, political science, public administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to interpret legislation independently and translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience balancing regulatory requirements with commercial, contractual, and operational objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across internal and external interfaces.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to work effectively across functions without formal authority.
• Fluency in Danish and English, both written and spoken.

It is an advantage if you also bring

• Understanding of Danish regulatory frameworks relevant to offshore energy operations is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Experience working with regulatory authorities such as the Danish Energy Agency, Danish Working Environment Authority, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, or similar institutions is an advantage but no requirement.
• Experience designing governance models, compliance frameworks, or risk-management systems.
• Experience developing digital tools, registers, or structured regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of permitting, licensing, public consultation processes, and freedom of information obligations.
• Experience from the energy sector, infrastructure projects, or similarly regulated industries.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build new ways of working.

What TotalEnergies Offers

At TotalEnergies, you become part of an international energy company with strong ambitions within both traditional energy sources and the green transition.

You will also benefit from:

• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Flexible work arrangements and focus on work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunities to work on strategically important projects within Denmark’s offshore energy sector.
• Career development through close collaboration with senior leaders, regulatory authorities, and industry stakeholders.
• An inclusive and diverse working environment where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnic background, religion, or nationality.