Senior Regulatory Affairs

Are you motivated by creating structure where there is complexity, building strong stakeholder relationships, and translating regulatory requirements into practical solutions? Then this could be a unique opportunity for you.

TotalEnergies is looking for a Senior Regulatory Affairs to help shape and strengthen regulatory affairs across our Danish offshore energy activities. In this role, you will be a key partner to authorities, internal stakeholders, partners, and contractors, ensuring regulatory compliance while supporting strategic business objectives.

With base in Esbjerg you will work closely with the Head of Regulatory Affairs and play a central role in developing governance frameworks, processes, risk-management structures, and digital tools that support consistent and transparent regulatory operations across the business.

Your Responsibilities as Senior Regulatory Affairs

• Represent TotalEnergies EP Danmark’s (TEPDK) interests in strategic and operational dialogue with regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders, partners, and contractors.
• Act as a key interface between internal functions including Field Operations, Projects, HSE, Technical Services, Commercial, Legal, and relevant external stakeholders.
• Drive permitting and license-handling strategies, including license extensions, consultation responses, freedom of information requests, and other regulatory communications.
• Monitor legislative developments, regulatory changes, and public consultations relevant to TEPDK and translate requirements into actionable business guidance.
• Develop and maintain key regulatory processes and digital tools, including obligation registers, quality assurance and control frameworks, document management systems, process maps, and risk-management models.
• Support regulatory governance across joint venture partnerships, infrastructure owners, contractors, and TotalEnergies Group interfaces.
• Provide regulatory advisory support to operational teams and ensure alignment between management systems, regulatory requirements, and ALARP principles.
• Promote regulatory excellence, compliance, knowledge sharing, safety culture, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Your Qualifications

We imagine you have several years of experience working within regulatory affairs, compliance, public affairs, legal, or a related discipline. You have an understanding of Danish regulatory frameworks and experience navigating complex stakeholder environments.

Furthermore, you can recognize yourself in the following:

• Relevant degree within law, engineering, political science, public administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to interpret legislation independently and translate requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience balancing regulatory requirements with commercial, contractual, and operational objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across internal and external interfaces.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to work effectively across functions without formal authority.
• Fluency in Danish and English, both written and spoken.

It is an advantage if you also bring

• Understanding of Danish regulatory frameworks relevant to offshore energy operations is an advantage but not a requirement.
• Experience working with regulatory authorities such as the Danish Energy Agency, Danish Working Environment Authority, Danish Environmental Protection Agency, or similar institutions is an advantage but no requirement.
• Experience designing governance models, compliance frameworks, or risk-management systems.
• Experience developing digital tools, registers, or structured regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of permitting, licensing, public consultation processes, and freedom of information obligations.
• Experience from the energy sector, infrastructure projects, or similarly regulated industries.
• A proactive and entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build new ways of working.

What TotalEnergies Offers

At TotalEnergies, you become part of an international energy company with strong ambitions within both traditional energy sources and the green transition.

You will also benefit from:

• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Flexible work arrangements and focus on work-life balance.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Opportunities to work on strategically important projects within Denmark’s offshore energy sector.
• Career development through close collaboration with senior leaders, regulatory authorities, and industry stakeholders.
• An inclusive and diverse working environment where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed.

Interested?

If you want to learn more about the position, you are welcome to contact Senior Business Consultant Erik Bernskov via phone +45 4121 1329 or erik.bernskov@actief-hartmanns.dk or Senior Business Consultant Flemming Iversen, +45 4121 1365 or flemming.iversen@actief-hartmanns.dk

You can apply for the position by clicking “Søg stilling”. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnic background, religion, or nationality.