Senior Legal Counsel Energy Regulation

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Apa · Melbourne, Australia

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About the role

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia's energy future. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it with our customers and communities as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play. We're looking for a senior, solutions focussed lawyer to lead our energy regulatory legal advisory function. This is a rare opportunity to play a strategic role at the forefront of Australia's energy transition-partnering with key business units to navigate complex regulation and policy reforms, and support major energy infrastructure projects. As a trusted advisor, you will provide expert legal guidance across economic regulation, energy markets, and compliance-supporting critical decisions across our operations, projects, and commercial activities. You will also lead responses to regulatory investigations and proceedings while helping shape our engagement with policy and legislative reform.

Responsibilities

Deliver strategic legal advice to the teams managing the ongoing economic regulation of gas pipelines and electricity networks

Support energy policy and legislative reform work through collaboration with government affairs and regulatory teams

Advise on energy regulatory and competition law issues across projects, transactions, and operations

Lead legal input on energy regulatory compliance, investigations, enforcement actions and disputes

Partner with commercial teams on energy regulatory aspects of customer contracting and risk management

Manage engagement of external counsel and legal costs effectively

Contribute to legal innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives

About You

8-10+ years' PQE (or more) in energy regulation, ideally from a top-tier firm or major energy business

Strong expertise across economic regulation, energy infrastructure and markets, regulatory frameworks, and competition law (including mergers highly regarded)

Proven experience advising on complex regulatory issues, investigations, and compliance regimes

Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complexity into practical, actionable advice

Collaborative, adaptable, and confident working with multidisciplinary teams

Working at APA

At APA, we're committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we're taking on one of Australia's greatest challenges: the energy transition. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we're focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity and gas transmission, and future energy, including hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.

Our customer focused approach means we understand our customers and offer them reliable, innovative, and cost-effective energy solutions that support their decarbonisation ambitions.

We are committed to securing Australia's energy future by delivering infrastructure solutions for Australia's energy transition and supporting the decarbonisation ambitions of our customers and communities.

Join our team and be part of securing Australia's energy future. We'd love to hear from you.

APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety, health and wellbeing our people, community and environment a priority. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.

This vacancy works with critical APA data, systems or infrastructure and candidates are subject to background vetting (including Police checks) before & during employment.

Role closes on Saturday, 20 June 2026. Role Reference Number: JR4405

APA Group will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

We will contact successful candidates after the closing date.

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