Sydney | Leading Infrastructure & Services Organisation

This role offers the chance to work on projects that contribute to Australia's energy transition and critical infrastructure development.

Join a growing and high-performing in-house legal team supporting major infrastructure, energy and environmental projects across Australia.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with 6–8 years' post-qualification experience to work on complex, business-critical matters within a collaborative and expanding legal function. The team currently comprises four lawyers and is continuing to grow in line with the organisation's ambitious project pipeline.

The Opportunity

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will provide strategic legal support on a diverse range of matters, including:Project development and deliveryEPC and D&C; contracts

Operations and maintenance agreements

Renewable energy and power generation projects

Waste-to-energy and utilities projects

Major infrastructure transactionsPPPs, concessions and large-scale procurement projects

Commercial contracts and project risk management

About You To be successful, you will ideally have:6–8 years' PQE gained in a leading law firm or sophisticated in-house environment

Experience advising on energy, infrastructure, construction or major projects matters





Solid drafting and negotiation skills across complex commercial arrangements

Experience with project development, EPC, O&M;, PPP or major procurement transactions

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skillsA pragmatic, commercial approach to legal advice

We are also interested in speaking with infrastructure and construction lawyers who have substantial experience in PPPs, D&C;, EPC, concessions, operations and maintenance arrangements, and other major project work.

Why Apply?

High-quality and complex project work

Genuine strategic involvement with the business

Supportive and collaborative leadership team

Growing legal function with strong career development opportunities

Exposure to major infrastructure and energy projects with national significance

Sydney-based role

Apply For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Lisa Gazis:

E: *@mahlab.com.aum: 0419 33 3Ref: 1741417

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📌 Legal Counsel, Energy & Infrastructure (Sydney)
🏢 Mahlab
📍 Sydney