Overview
Legal Counsel Jobs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Enemix
Title: Legal Counsel
Company: Enemix
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Legal Counsel – Renewable Energy – Victoria
Why This Role?
Are you a commercially savvy legal professional with a passion for renewable energy? This is your chance to step into a highly impactful role with one of Australia’s leading energy businesses, driving the clean energy transition. You’ll sit at the heart of a values-driven company shaping Australia's sustainable energy future. Based in Victoria, this permanent, full-time position offers a unique combination of challenging legal work, collaboration with dynamic teams, and a tangible opportunity to contribute to the renewable energy sector.
What’s In It For You?
- Impactful Work: Play a pivotal role in renewable energy innovation, helping shape sustainable solutions.
- Professional Growth: Expand your expertise with diverse and complex work across renewable energy projects, regulatory matters, and stakeholder engagement.
- Competitive Rewards: Enjoy a generous remuneration package reflecting the value you bring to the team.
- Mission-Driven Organisation: Be part of a company committed to creating a cleaner, greener Australia.
About the Role
This is much more than a typical legal counsel position. You’ll be part of a high-performing team that operates at the intersection of commercial enterprise and sustainability. From providing strategic legal advice to drafting major contracts for renewable energy projects, you’ll be a key player in delivering Australia's energy transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver strategic, commercially focused legal advice to stakeholders across renewable energy development, retail, and corporate operations.
- Draft, review, and negotiate legal agreements, including:
- Lease agreements and property-related contracts.
- Construction contracts, power purchase agreements (PPAs), O&M agreements
- Keep the business ahead by preparing regulatory updates on the renewable energy sector and performing legal research.
- Manage essential legal documentation tied to landholdings, such as easements, mortgages, and caveats.
- Support FIRB compliance efforts and handle applications.
- Advise and manage disputes and litigation.
- Build relationships with key regulators, government bodies, and industry stakeholders.
- Lead training sessions for staff on applicable laws, covering areas like competition law, energy regulations, and contracts.
Qualifications:
- Admitted Lawyer in Victoria with 4 to 8 years PQE
- Hands-on energy sector expertise.
- Strong commercial law background; experience in construction or property law is a bonus.
Skills & Attributes:
- Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills, with a knack for simplifying complex legal issues.
- Comfortable juggling independent work while thriving in collaborative projects.
- Analytical and pragmatic, with strong commercial acumen and sound risk judgment.
- Passionate about driving progress in sustainability, with a can-do, growth-oriented mindset.
If you’re looking for a legal role that balances technical challenge, professional growth, and purpose-driven impact, this is your moment. Join a leading organisation transforming Australia’s energy future and have your legal expertise drive real-world innovation in renewable energy.
