Legal Counsel

Enemix; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 140.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Enemix is seeking a Legal Counsel to support regulatory, governance and statutory compliance matters in Melbourne. The role focuses on designing and uplifting the organisation's legal and regulatory framework, including obligations registers, policies and breach reporting.

You will lead compliance monitoring for a new grid access regime and oversee FOI, privacy, procurement probity and integrity across the public sector. Collaboration with risk and executive leadership is essential.

Formación

• Admitted Australian lawyer with 4–8 years' PQE.
• Experience in regulatory, compliance or governance within energy, utilities, infrastructure or government.
• Hands-on experience building compliance frameworks, not just advising on them.
• Knowledge of the NEM or energy regulation is an advantage, but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Advise on regulatory, governance, administrative law and statutory compliance matters.
• Design and uplift the legal and regulatory compliance framework, including obligations registers, policies and breach reporting.
• Support compliance monitoring for a new grid access regime.
• Lead public sector compliance across FOI, privacy, procurement probity and integrity.
• Partner with the enterprise risk team and report to the Executive, Board and Audit and Risk Committee.

Conocimientos

Regulatory compliance

Governance

Legal advisory

Policy design

Energy regulation

Compliance frameworks

Descripción del empleo

Legal Counsel, Risk and Compliance | Melbourne

My client is an energy infrastructure organisation playing a central role in delivering transmission and renewable energy infrastructure for Australia's energy transition. They are taking on expanded statutory and regulatory functions, and they need a Legal Counsel to help shape how they manage their own obligations.

What you'll be doing

• Advising on regulatory, governance, administrative law and statutory compliance matters
• Designing and uplifting the legal and regulatory compliance framework, including obligations registers, policies and breach reporting
• Supporting compliance monitoring for a new grid access regime
• Leading public sector compliance across FOI, privacy, procurement probity and integrity
• Partnering with the enterprise risk team and reporting to the Executive, Board and Audit and Risk Committee

What you'll bring

• Admission as an Australian lawyer, with around 4 to 8 years' PQE
• Regulatory, compliance or governance experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure or government
• Hands-on experience building compliance frameworks, not just advising on them
• Knowledge of the NEM, transmission or energy regulation is a strong advantage, but not essential

Why it's worth a look

• Genuine impact on the infrastructure replacing ageing coal generation
• Board and Executive visibility early on
• A growing team, ongoing role and hybrid working