Senior Corporate Lawyer

Origin Energy; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Origin products

21 weeks of paid parental leave

Competitive salary + annual bonus

Origin 360 EV subscription

Counselling for employees and family

Job summary

Origin Energy is seeking a senior commercial lawyer to advise on agreements behind our generation and storage assets and development projects. You’ll join the Legal Operations & Development team and report to the Group Legal Manager for Construction & Sourcing, gaining real ownership of your matters.

You’ll work on infrastructure and electricity connection agreements, energy tender processes, and government contracts, while guiding external lawyers to deliver practical, value‑driven advice and

Qualifications

• Australian-admitted lawyer with a current practising certificate.
• 10+ years’ PQE and strong commercial law experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
• Sound judgement and strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence at all levels and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on infrastructure, development and electricity connection agreements for generation assets and projects.
• Manage energy tender processes and related contracts with government entities.
• Oversee Origin’s interests in joint ventures and operating/shares agreements.
• Ensure practical, efficient legal advice and value for money from external lawyers.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract drafting

Legal advisory

Independent with teamwork

Education

Australian admitted lawyer with practising certificate

Job description

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• Work on the deals that are building Australia's energy future
• Take ownership of high-value commercial matters across generation and storage
• Can be Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaidebased

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

Origin’s generation and storage portfolio is growing, and our Legal team is closely involved in how it’s built, contracted and run. We’re looking for a senior commercial lawyer to advise on the agreements behind our existing assets and our development projects.

You’ll join the Legal Operations & Development team and report to the Group Legal Manager for Construction & Sourcing. It’s a team that works closely together and gives its lawyers real ownership of their matters.

What you’ll work on

Infrastructure, development and electricity connection agreements for our generation and storage assets and projects

Energy tender processes and the contracts that follow, including the Commonwealth Capacity Investment Scheme, REZ access rights, LTESAs and other State or Federal capacity schemes, as well as our commercial arrangements with government entities

Managing Origin’s interests in our joint ventures, from operating and shareholders agreements through to how the arrangements work in practice

Making sure our external lawyers give practical, efficient advice that’s good value

Why this role

You’ll advise senior stakeholders in Energy Supply & Operations Construction & Development, and Generation and Energy Transition

You’ll get to know the business well enough to spot issues early and show where legal can add value

You’ll have autonomy, with a supportive manager and team behind you

You’ll help project teams manage legal and regulatory risk through better work practices and training

What you’ll bring

Australian-admitted lawyer with a current practising certificate (or the ability to get one)

10+ years’ PQE and strong commercial law experience

Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts

Sound judgement, good negotiation skills and the ability to influence at every level, from project teams to executives

The ability to juggle competing priorities and to work independently while being a good team member

Energy experience, including renewables, gas or infrastructure projects

Both law firm and in-house experience (secondments count)

A track record of improving how legal services are delivered

So, why join us?

• Discounted Origin products benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers!
• 21 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews
• Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.
• A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work!

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.