Legal Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary

15 hours ago

Australia Centennial Coal Company Limited Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Posting Date: 17 Oct 2025

Job Function: Legal, Audit and Compliance

Company: Centennial Coal Company Limited

Location:
Australia

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Legal Counsel and Assistant Company Secretary to join the Centennial team and support a broad scope of legal, compliance and corporate governance matters.

This opportunity, working in-house from our Sydney CBD corporate office, is a perfect next career step for a proficient and analytical legal professional to assist with a range of legal matters and work in alignment with the executive management team and key internal and external counsel.

Reporting to the Executive General Counsel and Company Secretary, you will be responsible for

  • Assisting in the management and conduct of legal, governance and regulatory matters affecting the Centennial Group
  • Assisting in providing legal advice to management and the various business units within the Group on a broad range of matters, including corporate law, procurement, transactional matters, operational projects, sales and marketing, joint ventures, environment and approvals, mining and property and WHS
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements
  • Ensuring management is kept up to date about significant legal and regulatory developments that may affect the Group's business
  • Working in a proactive, collaborative manner to identify and manage legal risk and requirements in key business activities
  • Coordinating Board and committee meetings, including preparing agendas and Board and committee papers
  • Maintain the Board calendar and manage meeting logistics
  • Maintain statutory registers and corporate records and ensure timely regulatory filings (including ASIC lodgements and annual company returns)
  • Ensure compliance with the Corporations Act

Centennial is offering

  • Permanent full-time position
  • Attractive salary package
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Salary sacrifice options
  • Corporate Health Insurance discounts

Suitable candidates will have

  • Tertiary level Legal qualifications
  • Minimum 4 years' experience in a reputable law firm or inhouse team
  • Strong commercial acumen and document drafting and reviewing skills
  • Strong knowledge of the Corporations Act, ASIC regulatory requirements and corporate governance principles
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Excellent time management and organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Ability to work autonomously, as well as with others as an effective team member
  • Efficient organisation skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Previous in-house or secondment experience preferred
  • Experience in the mining or energy and resources industries will be highly regarded

About Centennial

Centennial Coal Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia's largest independent Energy Group, Banpu Public Company Limited.

We employ over 1,600 highly skilled employees across our operations and are New South Wales leading supplier of coal-fired energy.

Centennial is the heart of innovation, technology, and sustainability, offering a career that is both challenging and rewarding.

Applications close – 14th November 2025

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