Commercial Legal Counsel

FinCo Fuel Benelux; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus potential

Pension plan

25 vacation days

Well-being budget

Training budget

Free daily lunch

Laptop and phone

Job summary

FincoEnergies in Rotterdam, Netherlands, seeks a Commercial Legal Counsel to handle a broad range of commercial and contractual matters across the business. You will draft, review, and negotiate contracts, advise on legal risks, and support day-to-day operations.

The role combines hands-on contract work with developing our legal framework and providing pragmatic guidance to management and stakeholders. You will work with colleagues across the organisation, report to Head of Legal & Corporate

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in Law.
• 4 to 7 years of post-qualification experience focused on commercial contracts.
• Experience in (renewable) energy sector preferred.
• Proactive, practical and independent way of working.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate national and international commercial contracts.
• Advise on legal risks, claims and disputes.
• Develop and implement commercial legal framework and policies.
• Identify legal risks and provide practical solutions.
• Support management with liability, warranties and competition law.
• Handle claim management.
• Increase awareness of legal risk across the business.

Skills

Accuracy

Flexibility

Integrity

Stakeholder management

Business minded

Education

Law degree

Job description

Do you enjoy being close to the business, navigating complex commercial contracts and working across borders?

As Commercial Legal Counsel, you will work on a broad range of commercial and contractual matters across FincoEnergies. From drafting and negotiating contracts to advising on legal risks, claims and disputes: you’ll be closely involved in our day‑to‑day business and work with colleagues across different parts of the organisation.

You’ll have the opportunity to further develop our commercial legal framework, improve the way we work and make legal guidance practical and accessible for the business. The role combines hands‑on commercial legal work with the opportunity to contribute to broader legal and corporate matters.

You report to the Head of Legal & Corporate Affairs, your position is based in Rotterdam, Netherlands and you work closely with colleagues across the organisation.

Your responsibilities as a Commercial Legal Counsel:

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating national and international commercial contracts related to the purchase, sale, supply, trading and storage of fuel products across various markets, transport modes and distribution channels;
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating national and international commercial contracts related to the purchase, sale and trading of related environmental credits, certificates and compliance instruments (including ERE tickets, FUEM pooling surpluses and carbon emission reduction credits);
• Contributing to the development of commercial legal framework (including policies and procedures across the business);
• Identifying and assess legal risks associated with commercial transactions and finding practical solutions;
• Providing pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice to management and internal stakeholders on topics such as liability, warranties, competition law and general terms and conditions;
• Developing and implementing strategies to mitigate legal risks and protect the interest of the company;
• Increasing awareness and knowledge throughout the company;
• Handling claim management.

Your Talents:

• Accuracy, you can work precisely, with an eye for detail;
• Flexibility, acting efficiently by adapting or responding to changing circumstances, duties or responsibilities;
• Integrity, upholding generally accepted social and ethical standards and values in the work situation;
• Stakeholder management, able to advise and inform stakeholders regarding commercial legal actions;
• Business minded with an independent can do mentality.

As our new Commercial Legal Counsel you bring:

• Relevant degree in Law;
• 4 to 7 years of post‑qualification work experience with focus on commercial contracts;
• Experience within the (renewable) energy sector is preferred.
• Proactive, practical and independent way of working;
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills;
• Proficient in the English and Dutch language, written and spoken;
• Strong analytical capabilities and a commercial mindset;
• Experience with M&A or other corporate legal matters is a plus.

For this position, we can only consider candidates who already live in the Netherlands and who are already authorized to work in the Netherlands without employer sponsorship. If you require visa sponsorship, we will unfortunately not be able to consider or respond to your application.

Our promise to you

• A strong salary based on experience & competencies and attractive yearly bonus potential;
• A collective pension plan with two-thirds covered by FincoEnergies;
• 25 vacation days (based on a full‑time employment);
• 8% holiday allowance;
• A yearly budget of €900.- gross for your well‑being and development;
• An annual training budget of €2,000.- gross to support your professional development;
• Entrepreneurial and sustainable environment providing growth and development opportunities;
• Free daily fresh‑made lunch at our offices;
• A laptop and phone.

About FincoEnergies

We are an independent, leading provider of sustainable energy solutions. Our mission is to propel our customers’ transition towards a better world. At FincoEnergies, we focus on providing low‑carbon energy and decarbonization solutions. With these solutions, we empower our customers to calculate, reduce, inset and offset their emissions.