Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful
At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Corporate Lawyer to deliver strategic and commercially focused legal counsel on planning, land and regulatory matters in connection with large-scale energy, infrastructure, and development projects. This opportunity is well-suited to a legal professional who excels in managing complex matters, values autonomy, and seeks to make a significant impact on business outcomes.
In this in-house position, you will provide expert advice to directly influence major renewables, gas, and infrastructure initiatives. You will collaborate with executive stakeholders, contribute to key decision-making processes, and oversee legal risk management across critical assets. As a trusted adviser, your responsibilities will include:
Lead legal advice on planning, environmental and regulatory approvals
Manage land access, property and stakeholder arrangements for operations and major projects
Advise on regulatory risk, compliance, investigations and incident response
Partner witha range of stakeholders to enable confident, commercially sound decisions
Oversee external counsel to ensure quality, value and pragmatic outcomes
Support projects across renewables, gas and emerging energy technologies
What will you bring?
You will be equipped to provide confident guidance, constructive challenge, and strategic advice to a range of stakeholders facing complex, high-risk decisions. By remaining pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and composed, you will effectively manage legal and regulatory risk with desired business outcomes. In addition, you will establish trust rapidly among technical, operational, and leadership teams by delivering clear and practical counsel. You will also demonstrate;
8+ years’ PQE as an Australian‑qualified lawyer
Experienced in energy, infrastructure, resources or major developments
Strong in planning, environment and regulatory law
Commercially minded, confident and comfortable operating autonomously
A clear communicator who can influence at senior levels
So why join us?
21 weeks of paid parental leave with flexible return options.
Thrive in a culture of personal and professional growth.
Enjoy a CBD location with access to parking and public transport.
Purchase up to four additional weeks of leave annually.
Engage in opportunities through the Origin Foundation to support your community.
Powering your career with unbeatable perks - Get discounted electricity, gas, and internet as an Origin employee.
Explore unique and cost-effective employee EV Car subscriptions.
Origin - Where good change happens
At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.
We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.
Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you.
Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/
Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.
Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.
Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
Origin is one of Australia's leading energy companies, exploring, generating and delivering energy to over 4 million customer accounts. Our purpose – getting energy right for our customers, communities and planet – drives everything we do.
As Australia's largest energy retailer, we have an important role to play in providing electricity, natural gas, solar and LPG to Australian communities and work every day to make energy more affordable, more sustainable, smarter and easier for our customers.
We are committed to leading the transition to a cleaner energy future and believe our company, and the energy industry more broadly, should be at the forefront of action to reduce carbon emissions. Origin was the first Australian company to set an emissions reduction target endorsed by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – aiming to halve our Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2032, as we work towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
Through the Origin Energy Foundation, we support programs that use education to help break the cycle of disadvantage and empower young Australians to reach their potential, contributing more than $27 million to support community organisations since 2010.
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