The ESC General Counsel is the primary legal advisor to the Board, CEO and Executive Team on all legal and enterprise risk matters relevant to the ESC and its investments. The role is a key executive leadership role, including to ensures the ESC operates within its legislative and regulatory framework while effectively managing legal, compliance, and enterprise risk across all investment and operational activities.
The role is designated as the ESC Chief Risk Officer, with responsibility for designing the corporation’s risk management framework and for the oversight of activities associated with coordinating, maintaining and embedding the framework in the ESC. This dual-function role is critical to supporting the ESC’s investment mandate, while maintaining the highest standards of governance, integrity, and risk oversight.
About You
To be successful in this position, you will be an experienced senior executive with a strong track record in leading a legal and/or corporate risk team. You will be a strong people leader with exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be highly experienced in resolving complex legal matters within the energy sector whilst demonstrating a strategic approach to mitigating risk across the organisation.
Essential Requirements
- Law degree and unrestricted admission to practice law in NSW.
- Extensive experience in the provision of legal and contract advice, preferably in the government, infrastructure and/or financial services/investment sectors.
- Experience in establishing and leading a legal, governance and risk management function within a start-up and/or government context.
- Experience with project finance and investment structuring, terms sheets and agreements, preferably for renewable energy projects.
- Experience in government relations and understanding of public infrastructure investment.
- Excellent drafting skills.
- Strong understanding of public sector governance, statutory compliance, and administrative law.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- High ethical standards and sound judgment.
For more information read the full Role Description: General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer
Who we are
The Energy Security Corporation (ESC website) is a NSW government-backed clean energy investor with a clear public mandate: to accelerate investment in large-scale storage, networks, consumer energy resources (CER) and enabling infrastructure to support a reliable and secure electricity system for New South Wales. Our role is to unlock private capital by co-investing in clean energy projects. With flexible financing tools, we help close investment gaps and move priority projects forward.
Through targeted, catalytic investment, we are accelerating the delivery of critical energy projects and securing the electricity system New South Wales needs, now and into the future.
To Apply
If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.
Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment.
Applications close Tuesday March 3 at 11:55PM.
Should you require further information about the role please contact Michael Brown via michael.brown@dcceew.nsw.gov.au or on 0418 696 254.
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.
Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Looking for more information or assistance in applying?
If you require an adjustment for your application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team by emailing dcceew.ta@dpie.nsw.gov.au or contacting Michael Brown on 0418 696 254 (please mention reference number 547962).
If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander use our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for roles or our Aboriginal Career pathways team at AEX@dcceew.nsw.gov.au for a yarn.
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