Legal Counsel

This is a rare opportunity to step into an inhouse Legal Counsel role where youll be trusted to advise, influence and enable across the group businesses. If making a difference in your community matters, this could be the role for you. About the role Working closely with and reporting to the Company Secretary and General Counsel, youll partner with leaders and executives to provide clear, pragmatic legal advice that supports confident decisionmaking by the group and strong commercial outcomes. Youll work across a diverse portfolio including commercial, construction and property matters, governance and regulatory compliance, water law, privacy and freedom of information, integrity matters, claims and dispute resolution, and incident response. Youll play a handson role in negotiating and managing contracts, overseeing litigation and insurance matters, engaging external legal providers when needed, and monitoring legislative change to ensure Barwon Water remains compliant and futurefocused. This role thrives on autonomy, enjoys navigating complexity and ambiguity, and is comfortable influencing outcomes in a valuesdriven, publicsector environment. Your ability to translate legal risk into practical, solutionsfocused advice will be critical to helping the organisation pursue opportunities while managing risk. About you You are a senior lawyer with inhouse legal counsel experience, comfortable operating as a trusted business partner. You bring strong commercial judgement, confidence in your advice, and the ability to work independently while building collaborative relationships across a large, operational organisational group. You have broad legal experience, particularly in commercial, construction and property law, and are confident advising on governance, regulatory frameworks, disputes and claims. You communicate clearly and persuasively, making complex legal issues easy for nonlegal stakeholders to understand and act on. Known for your stakeholder management skills, you influence thoughtfully, build trust quickly and handle sensitive or highrisk matters with calm judgement. Youre curious, resilient and adaptable, with a strong sense of accountability and a genuine interest in supporting organisational outcomes rather than simply identifying risk. About us Barwon Water is Victoria''s largest regional urban water corporation, with more than 110 years experience in delivering worldclass water, sewerage and recycled water services to our customers and community. More than just taps and toilets, were a pivotal player in the regions ongoing social, economic and environmental prosperity. We care about where we live and work, and were always looking for likeminded people to join our team. Why join us? At Barwon Water, we believe that every individual has something valuable to offer. We understand that the more diverse workforce, the wider the variety of ideas we bring to the table. Enjoy being part of an organisation that values results, personal and professional growth, workplace diversity and a balance between work and life commitments. Our work requires more than just engineering and scientific solutions. Were learning from the tens of thousands of years of knowledge and insight from Traditional Custodians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2026-05-12