Counsel - Commercial Law

Overview In this role you will support ENGIE's Italian S&EM activity by negotiating and drafting energy contracts and derivatives. You will work within a collaborative Italian legal team, engaging with trading, origination, sales, and risk functions to enable commercial objectives while managing legal risk. You will handle templates, high‐level negotiations, and regulatory matters to support Italy's decarbonization efforts. This is a chance to shape how ENGIE delivers green energy solutions in a fast‐moving market.

Responsabilità

Advise, draft, review and negotiate energy offtake contracts, EFETs, PPAs, biomethane purchase agreements and related service contracts

Negotiate complex derivatives contracts (forwards, options, swaps, CFDs) and ISDAs, through until signature

Develop and implement legal strategies to support commercial objectives while mitigating risk

Draft and negotiate credit management documents (netting agreements, CSAs, letters of credit, guarantees)

Conduct regulatory due diligence and provide opinions on conditions precedent for commodities and financial contracts

Produce legal analyses and memoranda for governance and management

Monitor energy market regulations (EMIR, MIFID, REMIT) and train colleagues on related issues

Develop standard clauses, templates, and policy guidelines; support regulatory reform implementations

Provide guidance on events of default, breaches, force majeure, waivers, insolvency procedures and pre-litigation actions

Supervise external counsel and participate in ongoing S&EM initiatives

Requisiti fondamentali

Master's degree in Law

Fluent English and Italian (oral and written); French a plus

Three+ years of energy commodity and financial derivative contract negotiation experience

Italian Bar admission is a plus

Strong drafting, negotiation, and risk assessment capabilities

Commercial acumen and ability to manage governance and risk policies

Teamwork and cross‐functional collaboration skills

Experience with energy commodity transactions and derivative products

Ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to management

Interpersonal communication

Curiosity and willingness to learn

Judgment and risk awareness

EFET agreements

PPAs

Biomethane purchase agreements