Senior Legal Counsel

Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.

About the Opportunity:

Our busy in-house legal team is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to work alongside our Chief Legal Officer. The Senior Legal Counsel will play a key role as trusted legal advisor to all areas of the Westgold business, including commercial & supply, finance, projects, operations, exploration, native title, human resources, company secretarial, and management. This role will be offered on a full-time permanent basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise on legal and regulatory matters for the business, mitigating risk and protecting Westgold's interests.
• Negotiate and draft a wide range of commercial contracts, including procurement (goods and services), project, mining services, toll treating, banking facility, and confidentiality agreements.
• Provide strategic legal advice on commercial, contractual, and corporations law matters.
• Collaborate with senior management and advise on high-impact projects and operations.
• Assist with corporate governance matters relating to Westgold's dual ASX/TSX listing.
• Effectively manage and resolve legal disputes and claims within set timeframes and manage external legal counsel within budget.

Qualifications and Key Skills

• 5 – 12 years of post-admission experience (PAE), with a background in the mining, resources, construction, or engineering sector.
• Bachelor's degree in law, admission to the Supreme Court of an Australian State or Territory with a current legal practising certificate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand and convey complex concepts to people with non-legal backgrounds.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to influence and educate across all levels of the business.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and sound judgment in resolving complex legal and business matters.
• Exceptional organisational skills and focus, including the capacity to prioritise tasks effectively and efficiently.

The Westgold Offer:

A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer

A range of benefits including:

Performance based bonus

Group salary continuous insurance

A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount

A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.

Referral Bonus - bring your mates along

5 years' pro rata long service leave

Salary sacrifice options

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.

Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria's which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver's licence (or be able to obtain).

Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au

Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.