Overview
Senior/Legal Counsel – Corporate Energy/Major Projects Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at Wolf & Williams
Title: Senior/Legal Counsel – Corporate Energy/Major Projects
Company: Wolf & Williams
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
We have partnered with a major player in the energy space, delivering critical infrastructure to support Australia’s energy transition and the integration of renewable energy zones and large‐scale storage. They have a multi-billion-dollar investment plans and are looking to grow their established legal team.
Position Description
Reporting to the Head of Legal the successful candidate will be a key legal advisor in large-scale infrastructure projects. You will work across the project from contract formation, through execution, to close-out and dispute resolution. You will sit in a wider team of 8 lawyers that are known for their collaboration.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting project teams and senior management on complex legal, commercial and risk matters throughout project delivery.
- Lead and negotiate complex project and finance agreements for projects, including:
Offtake and revenue arrangements
Connection and grid agreements
EPC, OEM and equipment supply contracts
Land, access and lease arrangements
Project finance and tripartite documentation
- Provide legal support across development, construction and operations, delivering pragmatic, commercially focused advice
- Identify, allocate and mitigate legal and commercial risk across the project lifecycle
- Manage legal approvals, external budgets and governance processes
- Coordinate stakeholders and legal workflows to support key project milestones across multiple jurisdictions
- Mentoring junior legal counsel and contributing to the strategic build-out of the legal function supporting project delivery.
- Oversee all procurement and tendering process for major projects
Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- Minimum of 5 + years’ post-qualification experience in corporate energy, major projects, or energy reg.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic advice in a commercial environment.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to engage confidently with senior executives, project teams and external advisors.
- A collaborative mindset, with a readiness to operate in a dynamic, high-volume project environment and contribute to building the legal capability of the business.
- Familiarity with the NEM and broader energy regulatory frameworks would be ideal but is not essential.
- On offer is a great culture, amazing work and a very competitive salary and bonus structure.
Contact
For a confidential discussion, please contact Morgan Elder at [email protected] or call 0415 914 803.
