Legal Counsel

Davidson is the proud recruitment partner of SEC Victoria as they accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition.

Do work that makes a difference

SEC is building an enterprising and dynamic team to accelerate Victoria’s transition to renewables and help achieve Victoria’s renewable energy target of 95% by 2035. We are working together for renewable, affordable, reliable energy for all Victorians.

We have an exciting and ambitious road ahead with a focus on:

• Investing in renewable energy and storage projects that accelerate the transition and deliver commercial returns.

• Supporting households to go electric to reduce their emissions and energy bills.

• Retailing electricity to Victorian Government operations and Victorian businesses to help them decarbonise.

• Underpinning all of this is SEC’s work to support the renewable energy workforce our energy transition requires.

SEC is partnering with industry to transform the energy sector, opening the state up for further innovation and investments in renewables. This includes an initial $1 billion towards delivering 4.5 gigawatts of power through renewable energy and storage projects – the equivalent replacement capacity of coal-fired power station Loy Yang A, which is set to close in 2035.

Your role
As Legal Counsel at SEC, you’ll provide strategic legal and regulatory advice across our growing energy business, with a strong focus on wholesale, retail and trading activities. Partnering closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you will draft, negotiate and manage key commercial agreements, support innovative customer and renewable energy initiatives, and help identify and manage legal risk to enable SEC’s commercial objectives.

We’re seeking an Australian-qualified lawyer with at least four years’ experience and a strong background in the energy sector. You’ll bring excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills, with experience advising on commercial energy arrangements. Knowledge of renewable energy, PPAs, distributed energy, VPPs or energy regulation will be highly regarded. Just as importantly, you are collaborative, commercially minded and curious, with a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace and embracing innovation, including the use of AI-enabled tools to enhance legal service delivery.

This role can be based in either our Melbourne CBD office or our regional office located in Morwell.

What you will do:
Core accountabilities include:

• Legal advice – Provide expert and commercially astute legal and strategic advice on legal and regulatory issues affecting the SEC, primarily in connection with its retail, wholesale and trading activities, but extending across its investment, consumer and corporate activities when needed.
• Key agreements and contracts – Work closely with internal stakeholders across SEC to lead the drafting, review and negotiation of key agreements in connection with SEC’s wholesale and retail activities. This includes behind-the-meter innovation, financial products, offtakes and retail arrangements.
• Managing Legal Risk – Proactively identify and manage legal risks to enable SEC to pursue its commercial objectives as well as meet its legal and regulatory obligations.
• Stakeholder engagement – Liaise between executives and other team members, external professional advisers and external stakeholders, to lead the effective and efficient delivery of legal services to the business.
• Matter Management & Capability – Effective management of external legal services and legal procurement, in-house matter management, knowledge management, and capability building across the internal legal team and the broader SEC business.

Who you are:
Experiences and Skills:

Must Have:
|Your capabilities and areas of expertise that matter most for this role are:

• An Australian lawyer holding or eligible to hold an Australian practising certificate under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria).
• 4+ years' experience as a practising lawyer in a public, private or in-house role, with demonstrated experience within, or advising to, the energy sector.
• Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills, with experience in the energy sector.

Highly Desirable:
Nice to have in addition to the Core capabilities and skills (desirable skills or experiences):

• Deep experience with energy supply agreements, distributed energy, behind-the-meter arrangements, VPPs and/or PPAs.
• Understanding of renewable energy projects, the wholesale electricity market and/or the energy regulatory landscape.
• Great relationship building, negotiation and collaboration skills.
• Enjoys working in a team environment, cares about team culture and is deliberate in working to maintain a safe, diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace.
• Communicates with honesty, authenticity, clarity and kindness, and approaches ideas and people with interest, curiosity and an open mind.
• Values creativity and innovation and prioritises reflection, learning and feedback.
• Proven or emerging proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and support the effective delivery of legal services.

An empowered workforce
A career with SEC means you’ll be joining a new and vibrant ‘for purpose’ government-owned renewable energy company that:

• Empowers you to influence how we accelerate Victoria’s renewable energy transition and decarbonise our economy.
• Inspires you through meaningful, challenging work in an environment that encourages leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Supports your growth through career advancement and professional development opportunities.
• Provides hybrid work arrangements, with around 3 days working in Melbourne or Morwell, with flexible work options to meet individual circumstances, providing greater choice and autonomy.

How to Apply
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are also deeply committed to building an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and people with disability, people from the LGBTIQ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. SEC strives to create a respectful and collaborative workplace culture that allows all employees to thrive.

For further information and to explore this opportunity further please contact SECRecruitment@davidsonwp.com

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and/ or a cover letter (optional) addressing how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role. Note: Applicants must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold a valid work permit to be eligible to apply.




Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Rodney Roberts on 03 9929 9500, quoting reference JN -072026-43765. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com