Specialist – Senior Legal Counsel (Property)

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role

Shape the future of energy in Aotearoa as a trusted legal adviser at Contact.

Are you an experienced property lawyer with a knack for navigating complex legal landscapes? We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our award-winning Legal Team within Corporate Affairs. Reporting direct to General Counsel, this is your chance to provide strategically focused legal services across our business, with a special emphasis on property matters that underpin our operational and renewable growth projects.

What your impact could be:

• Providing commercially pragmatic advice on property and land matters, balancing risk and value to help Contact progress land and development opportunities with confidence.
• Leading legal workstreams for property matters, including land acquisitions, divestments, easements, leases, and land access arrangements.
• Supporting Tangata Whenua and other stakeholder engagement, ensuring legal advice contributes to respectful, constructive relationships.
• Translating business strategy into practical legal plans and shaping responses that move projects forward.
• Preparing high-quality briefings for senior management or the Board, and mentoring Legal Counsel to uplift capability across the team.
• Delivering legal training and proactively advising on compliance with law and corporate policies.