Power contracts Lawyer

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

• Drafting and negotiating contracts: energy and service supply contracts, corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs), partnership contracts, service provision contracts, purchasing contracts, licences, distribution contracts, etc;
• Assisting sales teams in responding to calls for tender;
• Legal and regulatory advice for the Large B2B business, including :
• - support for sales teams responsible for structuring electricity supply and energy services offers for key accounts on an international scale;
• - support for the sales teams responsible for negotiating and concluding long-term contracts for the purchase and sale of renewable electricity(corporate power purchase agreements or cPPAs);
• Management of pre-litigation and litigation;
• Setting up training courses for lawyers in his area of expertise;
• Managing lawyers.

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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