Chief Legal Advisor for Renewable Energy Solutions

4 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeEnergy Full time $120,000 - $180,000
Job Title:

Senior Legal Counsel - Energy Solutions and Delivery role

Job Description:

As a key member of the APA Legal, Governance & Regulatory team, you will partner with the business to provide pragmatic and strategic legal advice and services enabling delivery of Major Projects within APA's risk appetite. This includes delivering effective, timely, commercial and pragmatic legal advice related to Energy Projects on a whole of project basis and general commercial advisory and dispute resolution.

  • Joint venture and bidding agreements and documentation for early-stage development projects such as HOAs, MOUs, LOIs and term sheets
  • General and ancillary commercial contracts for all business units, such as recoverable works agreements
  • High level regulatory matters including gas inquiries and ring-fencing issues
Key Responsibilities:
  1. Provide legal advice on energy projects, including greenfield or brownfield major energy projects such as gas, electricity, hydrogen etc
  2. Assist in the design, implementation and governance of standards and processes to drive efficiency in the use of legal services
  3. Manage legal risk in relation to major projects and commercial areas across the APA business
Qualifications:
  • Admitted to practice as a Legal Practitioner in Australia with current practising certificate
  • Strong hands-on experience advising on major projects across all project documents, including regulatory exposure, with experience in construction law and contracts
  • Excellent contract interpretation, drafting and dispute resolution experience
  • Advanced knowledge of major projects from law firm training, preferably with in-house experience, with subject matter expertise
About The Team:

The Legal, Governance & Regulatory function supports APA to manage legal risk through delivery of independent, commercially oriented, cost-effective, high quality and timely legal advice and services. We have a strong culture of continuous improvement and working towards Net Zero with the introduction of renewable green gas into the Gas Networks.

Benefits:

APA is committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace with targeted career development, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing programs. We also have an inclusive parental leave policy providing 18 weeks leave including superannuation.

We employ more than 2700 people across Australia and are committed to diversity and inclusion.

Our customer centric approach means we deliver reliable, innovative and cost-effective energy solutions to support decarbonisation ambitions.

Join us and be part of securing Australia's energy future.

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