Head of Legal

Energi Innovation ApS is seeking a business-oriented Head of Legal to join their team in Vejen Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark. This central role will work closely with the business, management, and the company's major energy and construction projects, overseeing all legal matters and supporting commercial decisions for the company's continued development.

Energi Innovation ApS has a strong track record in the photovoltaic business, offering a full package of project management services from development, financing, construction, storage/balancing, to trading, as well as long-term operation and maintenance. They are a leading company in the photovoltaic sector on the Iberian Peninsula.

If you are a strategic legal professional with a commercial mindset, apply now to lead the legal and HR functions and contribute to Energi Innovation's growth.

Company Overview

Energi Innovation ApS is a Danish-owned company with over 20 years of experience in developing and establishing large renewable energy facilities in Denmark and internationally. They are committed to creating innovative and competitive solutions within renewable energy, operating in a market with significant growth potential. The company employs approximately 50 staff members, plus project-specific contractors.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 5 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Drive and support the company's participation in major tender processes and advise on and negotiate commercial contracts, including FIDIC-based contracts, ABT 18, and AB 18.
• Advise management on legal risks, compliance, corporate law, and strategic decisions.
• Support the project organization in ongoing contract management, including contractual issues, negotiation, and potential disputes.
• Advise the owner, board of directors, and management on legal and commercial risks, compliance, corporate law, and strategic decisions.
• Support significant commercial negotiations with customers, suppliers, and partners.
• Collaborate with the CFO on insurances, guarantees, securities, and legal aspects of the company's financing.
• Ensure correct handling of personnel law, employment conditions, and relevant collective agreements.
• Further develop the company's legal processes and workflows, and ensure appropriate use of external advisors.
• Lead and develop the HR function.

Requirements

• Legal candidate education (cand.merc.jur. or cand.jur.) with solid experience in business law advisory, commercial contracts, and legal risk management.
• Experience advising leaders and translating complex legal issues into clear, practical solutions.
• Experience from the energy, EPC, contractor, construction, infrastructure, or other project-based industries is a significant advantage.
• Experience with major project or construction contracts, contract management, and contractual issues during project execution is preferred.
• Knowledge of FIDIC and international contract conditions is an advantage, but not a prerequisite.
• Formal personnel responsibility is not necessarily required, but leadership weight and motivation to take on leadership responsibility and develop the HR function are essential.
• Analytical, structured, and action-oriented personality.
• Strong commercial understanding, good negotiation skills, and the ability to build trust and collaboration across the organization.
• Clear communication in Danish and English.

Benefits

• A broad and influential position with close contact to the company's top management.
• A central role in some of the company's largest and most complex projects.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of law, commercial decisions, project execution, and strategy.
• The chance to have real influence on the company's development and risk management.
• Be part of an international and entrepreneurial company with short decision-making processes.
• Work in a market with significant growth potential in green energy.
• The workplace is the head office within commuting distance of the Triangle Area, with limited travel expected to subsidiaries and projects.