Land Access Specialist

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Date: 15 Apr 2026

Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000 Barangaroo, NSW, AU, 2000

Company: Origin Energy Services Ltd

  • Lead land access for renewable and firming energy projects across Australia 
  • Build trusted relationships with landowners and shape commercially sound agreements 
  • Play a key role in enabling projects across wind, batteries and gas 

 

Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful

 

At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline - it’s how we approach work every day. As a collective, we’re a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia’s energy transition. If you’re driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we’d love to have you on the journey.

 

 

About the Role

 

This role is central to delivering land access across Origin's portfolio of renewable and cleaner energy projects.  You'll lead engagement with landowners from early conversations through to negotiated agreements, helping unlock access to land for development and construction activities. 

 

Working across wind, solar and/or firming projects, you'll manage the full lifecycle of land access - from understanding landholder sentiment and operational impacts, through to negotiating agreements and supporting their execution.  

 

You'll work closely with internal project teams and external legal partners, bringing a strong commercial lens to agreements while maintaining a focus on building respectful, long-term relationships with landholders. 

 

Key responsibilities include:  

  • Leading landowner engagement, from early-stage discussions through to agreement execution 

  • Negotiating land access and property-related agreements (e.g. leases, easements, options), including development of detailed negotiation strategies and delivery plans. 

  • Understanding landholder operations and managing project impacts and expectations 

  • Providing input on risks, terms and commercial considerations for land access 

  • Supporting existing land agreements and ongoing land and Origin owned property management matters  

 

This role sits within Origin's Government, Community and Approvals environment, supporting the Development and Construction team with delivery of renewable and cleaner energy projects across Australia and can be based at either our Sydney or Brisbane offices.

  

 

 

About You

 

 

You bring a strong balance of relationship management and commercial thinking, with the ability to navigate complex conversations and reach practical outcomes.  

  

You're comfortable working in evolving project environments and enjoy being out engaging with stakeholders, not just behind a desk.  

 

You'll bring:  

  • Experience negotiatng agreements, ideally related to land, property or infrastructure 

  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly in building trust with landowners 

  • Commercial acumen and the ability to assess risk, value and long term implications 

  • Confidence leading negotiations and facilitating discussions with multiple parties 

  • Understanding of rural or agricultural environments (highly regarded) 

 

 

Origin - Where good change happens

 

At Origin, we’re powered by people who believe in creating change.


We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse. 
 

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we’d love to hear from you. 


Here's a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

 

Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.

 

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

 

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.