Senior Legal Counsel - Property

at  WaterNSW

Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel - Property to join our team.
This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.
This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.
Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.

• Flexible working
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Fertility leave
• Yearly corporate wear allowance
• Professional development and educational assistance
• Attractive remuneration
• And so much more!

What you’ll do:

• Provide strategic and technically sound legal advice to enable WaterNSW to assess legal risks and make sound decisions on major project matters.
• Partner with RESP (Renewable Energy & Storage Program) internal stakeholders through the provision of advice and support in relation to legal and commercial issues, including advice on WaterNSW’s statutory obligations as a land manager.
• Undertake property due diligence and provide solutions for any issues raised to achieve major project objectives while balancing WNSW ongoing operational requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial property contracts for WaterNSW, including leases, licences, easements and associated agreements relating to freehold, leased and/or licensed land to enable the achievement of major project objectives.
• Triage, manage, and prioritise volume of work arising from the RESP (Renewable Energy & Storage Program) projects and assist the Property team to manage the workflow.

• Provide strategic and technically sound legal advice to enable WaterNSW to assess legal risks and make sound decisions on major project matters.
• Partner with RESP (Renewable Energy & Storage Program) internal stakeholders through the provision of advice and support in relation to legal and commercial issues, including advice on WaterNSW’s statutory obligations as a land manager.
• Undertake property due diligence and provide solutions for any issues raised to achieve major project objectives while balancing WNSW ongoing operational requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a range of commercial property contracts for WaterNSW, including leases, licences, easements and associated agreements relating to freehold, leased and/or licensed land to enable the achievement of major project objectives.
• Triage, manage, and prioritise volume of work arising from the RESP (Renewable Energy & Storage Program) projects and assist the Property team to manage the workflow