(Senior) Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

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Your missionAs (Senior) Legal Counsel at E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI), you will play a key role in supporting our international growth journey. In this position, you will provide pragmatic legal advice, drive legal processes, and work closely with stakeholders across multiple markets to support the expansion of charging infrastructure throughout Europe.
 

Your responsibilities
Advise international teams, management, and leadership on a broad range of day-to-day legal matters
Draft, review, negotiate, and further develop commercial agreements and legal documents, including site, lease and usage agreements, supplier and service contracts, cooperation and partnership agreements, financing-related agreements, and claim matters
Analyze complex legal and regulatory issues related to e-mobility and charging infrastructure and develop pragmatic business solutions, working closely with technical teams to identify legal risks early
Advise on regulatory requirements in e-mobility, energy, infrastructure, and technology, including energy law, metrology and calibration law, the German Energy Industry Act, and Federal Network Agency requirements
Lead negotiations with business partners, authorities, landowners, and other external stakeholders and support strategic partnerships and innovative cooperation models
Enforce the company’s rights in disputes and contractual breaches, support court proceedings, and develop efficient conflict resolution strategies
Support permitting and implementation matters related to the construction and operation of charging infrastructure, including building and environmental permits.
Represent the company vis-à-vis authorities, institutions, courts, professional bodies, and e-mobility industry associations, contribute to industry standards, and prepare legal statements and position papers
Drive legal processes, standardization, automation, and efficiency improvements
Coordinating external law firms and legal support across multiple jurisdictions
Support governance, compliance, risk management, and data privacy topics, including GDPR-related matters where relevant
Ensuring close stakeholder management across our headquarters and international markets

Your profileFully qualified lawyer (Second German State Examination or equivalent legal qualification)
Prior admission as Rechtsanwältin / Rechtsanwalt or in-house lawyer (Syndikusrechtsanw