Associate Director, Commercial Assets & Strategy

NSW Treasury; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 154,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Flex time accrual

Learning opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Parental and carers leave

Job summary

NSW Treasury is seeking a senior advisor to lead the management of the State's assets and liabilities arising from energy and port divestments. You will provide high‑level legal, commercial and financial advice on complex transactions and contracts.

You will build relationships with private sector counterparties, agencies and stakeholders while protecting the State's interests through contract management, negotiation and risk governance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in legal, financial, commercial, environmental advisory roles.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in energy, infrastructure or major projects.
• Ability to analyse complex legal and commercial issues and provide strategic, evidence-based advice.
• Strong problem solving and interpretation of expert legal and environmental advice.
• Advanced project management and coordination with stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Written and verbal communication for senior audiences.
• Highly organised and able to work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead management of the State's assets, liabilities, and contractual rights arising from divestments of energy and port assets.
• Provide expert legal, commercial, financial and strategic advice on complex property law and indemnity issues.
• Build and maintain relationships with private sector counterparties, government agencies and stakeholders.
• Protect the State's interests via contract management, negotiations, dispute resolution and risk governance.
• Join the Commercial Assets Group within the Commercial Division.

Skills

Legal advisory experience

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Law, commerce, economics, finance, environmental science or engineering

Job description

NSW Treasury is seeking a senior advisor to lead the management of the State's assets and liabilities arising from energy and port divestments. You will provide high‑level legal, commercial and financial advice on complex transactions and contracts.

You will build relationships with private sector counterparties, agencies and stakeholders while protecting the State's interests through contract management, negotiation and risk governance.