• Partner with the business on the legal requirements providing solutions & opportunities
• Deliver on legal services and bring your generalist expertise to us
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together making Real. Progress

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

As Operations Counsel, you will deliver legal services to enable AusNet to achieve its core operations objectives (including contract negotiation, working with stakeholders to deliver projects and managing and resolving claims).

With a Hybrid split (Southbank/WFH), this role is based in Southbank (reporting to the Deputy General Counsel – Regulation and Operations) and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with you!

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Partnering with the business on the legal requirements, solutions, opportunities or protections required to achieve our objectives (including in relation to all network operations related issues, such as procurement, digital, property, dealing with energy regulators, claims and disputes, and other generalist activities)
• Supporting and negotiating contracts and transactions
• Identifying and assisting the business to appropriately mitigate legal and strategic risks
• Briefing external legal advisors (as required) and managing engagement and costs
• Ensuring compliance through actively engaging with stakeholders and maintaining awareness of relevant legislation, laws, regulations, standards, codes and AusNet policies and procedures

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• 4 - 5+ years PQE with a top tier law firm or in house environment with solid experience delivering demonstrable outputs across a range of network related projects or contracts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate to a broad range of internal clients
• Ability to work at pace
• A team player with a highly adaptable and collaborative working style
• License requirements: Admitted to practice as a Lawyer in Victoria, Australia

A real place to belong

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.