Senior Legal Counsel - Energy & Mobility

About the role

Eranovum, a Spanish company founded in 2019, accelerates the transition to a new energy era through renewable energy, self-consumption and electromobility. It is a vertically integrated charging-point operator offering EV charging infrastructure, self-consumption systems and energy storage to its property partners. The company is expanding rapidly in Spain, Belgium and France and is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to support its legal strategy and regulatory compliance across those three countries, helping with corporate processes and strategic contracts.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to business development, project and management teams on renewable energy, charging infrastructure and e-mobility.
• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts such as leases, EPC, O&M, PPAs, partnership and supplier agreements, joint ventures and contracts with municipalities and public administrations.
• Manage NDAs and day-to-day contracting for the group, building templates and processes.
• Report regularly to management on legal matters, key risks, open claims and the status of strategic contracts and transactions.
• Support relationships with investors and shareholders, including shareholder meetings, investor reporting and due diligence.
• Support financing and M&A processes, including due diligence with external advisors.
• Manage external law firms in Spain, France and Belgium, following up on deliverables and controlling quality and fees.
• Coordinate regulatory processes, permits and licences for energy and mobility projects.
• Oversee compliance in data protection, competition law, ESG and legal risk prevention, and handle claims and potential litigation with external counsel.
• Manage corporate housekeeping: governance, shareholder relations, capital actions, cap table and notarial and registry filings, and contribute to internal legal and governance policies.

Required profile

• 6-10 years of experience as a lawyer, ideally combining a top law firm (corporate/M&A or energy) with an in-house role.
• Solid experience in the energy, infrastructure, real estate or mobility sectors.
• Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
• Experience in international or multi-jurisdictional environments.
• Experience reporting to management or working with investors and shareholders is a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish and excellent written and spoken English; French is highly valued.
• Proactive, business-minded and comfortable working autonomously in a scale-up environment.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of the energy regulatory framework and electricity market.
• Law degree; a Master's in energy, commercial or international law is a plus.