Title:  Senior Legal (Associate) Counsel

• Strategic Impact: Play a key role in shaping AusNet’s legal strategy and supporting the energy transition for Victorian communities.
• Diverse Legal Work: Engage in complex contract negotiations, regulatory interactions, and dispute resolution across electricity and gas networks.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to broaden your expertise beyond your specialisation and work on strategic projects.
• Genuine Worklife Balance

Shape the Energy Future with AusNet
At AusNet, we’re more than an energy company – we’re a team of 1,300 passionate professionals powering over 1.5 million Victorians. We own and operate electricity and gas distribution networks and the state-wide electricity transmission network. As our communities’ energy needs evolve, we’re leading the way to accelerate a sustainable future.

Now, we’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel - known internally at AusNet as Associate Counsel, to join our high-performing Legal and Company Secretarial team. This is your opportunity to make a real impact by providing strategic legal advice that supports AusNet’s core commercial objectives and the energy transition.

Why You’ll Love This Role

As Associate Counsel, you’ll work closely with almost all divisions of the business and collaborate across the organisation to deliver pragmatic, ethical, and outcome-focused legal solutions. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel – Regulation & Operations, you’ll be a trusted advisor who helps shape strategic decisions and ensures compliance in a dynamic industry.

What You’ll Do

• Provide strategic legal advice and solutions to enable AusNet to achieve its objectives.
• Draft, negotiate, and execute complex contracts for network operations and maintenance, and digital/procurement.
• Advise on claims and disputes, liaising with insurers and external counsel where required.
• Engage with industry regulators, such as Energy Safe, AEMO, AER, ESC, the EPA, and WorkSafe.
• Support leadership with project-specific and broader strategic legal advice.
• Drive process improvements and contribute to legal template development.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.

What We’re Looking For

• Tertiary qualification in Law and admission to practice in Australia.
• 7–9 years’ experience in-house or private practice, ideally with exposure to employment and industrial law.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work autonomously.
• Commercial acumen, adaptability, and a collaborative mindset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in safety, energy regulation, or working with regulators is highly desirable.

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.

We will not be engaging with Recruitment agencies for this role, so please Apply directly.