Legal Counsel

Regenerate Talent; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual milestone-related bonus

Job summary

Regenerate Talent has a Commercially-minded Legal Counsel role supporting a fast-growing renewable energy project portfolio in Australia. You’ll manage property/real estate, grid connection, and project/ construction contracts from inception to delivery, advising development, engineering and commercial teams.

The role is initially fixed-term with a strong likelihood of converting to permanent as the portfolio grows, offering autonomy, ownership and a milestone-related bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• Approximately 4–7 years PQE in property/real estate, construction, projects or energy & infrastructure law.
• Experience negotiating property, construction or infrastructure contracts; energy market exposure valued.
• Ability to work autonomously across multiple live projects with tight timelines.
• Strong commercial judgement translating risk into practical guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Interest in energy transition and renewable/distributed energy sector.
• Admitted to practise NSW or eligible for admission.

Responsibilities

• Property & land contracts: draft/negotiate leases, options, easements and licences for project sites.
• Grid connection: advise on connection and network agreements with providers and market bodies.
• Project & construction law: draft/negotiate EPC, O&M and other contracts; manage risk and variations.
• Procurement: support procurement processes and contract structuring for equipment and subcontractors.
• Provide pragmatic risk-based legal advice to development, commercial teams on tight timelines.
• Assist due diligence and documentation for project financing and portfolio growth.
• Help build internal templates, playbooks and processes as the function matures.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Negotiation

Drafting

Autonomous work style

Practical legal guidance

Education

Admitted to practise NSW

Tools

None

Job description

We're looking for a commercially-minded Legal Counsel to join our client's in‑house legal team and support a fast-growing portfolio of distributed renewable energy projects across Australia. You'll work across the full project lifecycle from site acquisition and grid connection through to construction and long‑term operation, partnering closely with development, engineering, construction and commercial teams.

This is a hands‑on role for a lawyer who enjoys being close to the deal and the delivery, not just reviewing documents at arm's length. You'll be a go‑to legal point of contact for a pipeline of projects moving at pace, with genuine ownership over your workstream from day one.

Initially offered as a fixed‑term contract, this role has a strong likelihood of converting to a permanent position as the portfolio continues to grow.

What you'll be doing

• Property & land contracts — negotiating and drafting leases, options, easements, licences and other land tenure agreements required to secure and develop project sites
• Grid connection — advising on and negotiating connection agreements, network agreements and related regulatory documentation with network service providers and market bodies
• Project & construction law — drafting and negotiating EPC, O&M, and other construction and engineering contracts; advising on risk allocation, variations, and dispute resolution across delivery
• Procurement — supporting procurement processes for equipment, services and subcontractor packages, including contract structuring and negotiation
• Providing pragmatic, risk-based legal advice to project, development and commercial teams operating under tight development timelines
• Supporting due diligence and documentation for project financing, asset transactions, and portfolio growth as needed
• Helping build and refine internal contract templates, playbooks and processes as the legal function matures alongside the business

What we're looking for

• Approximately 4–7 years PQE, with solid experience in property/real estate, construction, projects or energy & infrastructure law (private practice, in‑house, or a mix of both)
• Demonstrated experience negotiating property, construction, or infrastructure-related contracts; grid connection or energy market experience is highly regarded but not essential
• Comfortable working autonomously and prioritising a varied workload across multiple live projects
• Strong commercial judgement — able to translate legal risk into practical guidance for non‑legal stakeholders
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
• Genuine interest in the energy transition and renewable/distributed energy sector
• Admitted to practise law in NSW (or eligible for admission)

What's on offer

• The opportunity to build deep expertise across a fast-moving, in-demand sector
• Broad exposure across property, construction, procurement and regulatory law, rare breadth for a single in‑house role
• A collaborative team environment with direct access to senior stakeholders and real influence over how projects are structured and delivered
• A clear pathway from fixed‑term contract to a permanent role as the portfolio quickly scales
• Competitive fixed‑term salary package with access to an annual project milestone‑related bonus scheme
• Sydney CBD-based, with flexibility around hybrid working