Senior Legal Counsel - Employment & Industrial Relations

• Shape workforce strategy for one of Australia's leading ASX-listed organisations 
• Influence senior leaders on complex employment and industrial relations matters 
• Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane or Adelaide based

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

Join Origin's Legal team and partner with our People & Culture function and senior leaders on some of the organisation's most significant employment and industrial relations matters.

You'll provide strategic legal advice across enterprise bargaining, organisational change, workplace investigations, employment disputes and broader workplace relations matters. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll help the business navigate complex workplace issues, manage legal risk and deliver practical solutions that support Origin's people and business objectives.

Why the role matters

•  Shape employment and industrial relations strategy across a complex national business.
•  Partner with senior executives and People & Culture leaders on workforce decisions with significant business impact.
•  Lead high-impact matters including enterprise bargaining, organisational change, investigations and employment disputes.
•  Help Origin navigate an evolving employment landscape while balancing legal risk and commercial outcomes.

What you'll bring

You'll be an Australian qualified lawyer with significant employment and industrial relations experience, gained either in-house or in a leading employment practice.

You'll also bring:

• 10+ years post admission experience.
• Deep expertise in employment and industrial relations law, including advising on workplace safety, psychosocial safety and workplace compliance matters.
• Experience leading enterprise bargaining and advising on complex workplace matters.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• A practical, solutions-focused approach and the ability to build trusted partnerships across the organisation.  

Why join Origin?

• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• 21 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers with flexible return options.
• Discounted Origin electricity, gas and internet offers.
• Origin 360 Electric Vehicle subscription offers with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.
• A collaborative legal team culture focused on delivering practical, high-impact advice.

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.