Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate Energy 8 + PQE

Wolf & Williams – Sydney NSW

Full time

Hybrid

7d ago , from Illawarra Mercury Job Board

We are partnering with a well established global infrastructure business to recruit an experienced Senior Legal Counsel. This is a key growth role. You will join a high-calibre, commercially focused legal team and play a central role in enabling the business to secure and deploy power at scale, supporting both current operations and new market entries in this fast-moving, high-stakes sector.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the negotiation, drafting, and review of complex commercial agreements, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), offtake agreements, EPC contracts, O&M; agreements, interconnection agreements, and joint venture/partnership arrangements for renewable energy projects.
- Oversee regulatory compliance across energy, environmental, land‑use, and grid‑connection frameworks, ensuring the business meets evolving national and state renewable energy, climate, and electricity market regulations.
- Working with specalised teams, you will provide strategic legal advice on project development, corporate transactions, and joint ventures in the renewable energy sector.
- Manage legal risk across the project lifecycle—from site acquisition and development through construction, operation, and decommissioning—by identifying, assessing, and mitigating contractual, regulatory, and commercial risks.




- Advise the executive team and board on corporate governance, ESG‑related legal obligations, sustainability reporting requirements, and emerging climate and energy transition policy developments that impact the business.
- Act as a trusted business partner to commercial, development, finance, and operations teams, translating complex legal and regulatory issues into practical, commercially focused advice that supports the company’s growth and renewable energy strategy.

About You

8 + years post-qualification experience from a top-tier firmCommercially sharp, pragmatic, and collaborative, with the ability to thrive in a agile, high-growth global business.Genuine interest in the intersection of renewable energy, infrastructure development, and next-generation technology.

What’s On Offer

- Above-market remuneration package with a competitive bonus structure (permanent role).
- Hybrid working from a Sydney CBD office with flexible arrangements.
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and international operations in a business at the forefront of renewable-powered AI infrastructure.
- Opportunity to join a high-performing team and contribute to genuinely transformative global projects.

About us

Wolf & Williams is a specialist legal recruitment firm focused on both permanent, contract/temp, interim and project lawyers.

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📌 Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate Energy 8 + PQE (City of Sydney)
🏢 Wolf and Williams
📍 City of Sydney