The Principal Legal Counsel supports the General Counsel in the provision of quality legal advice, stakeholder engagement, and day to day leadership of the Legal Services business unit.
Reporting to the General Counsel, this role will focus on developing and maintaining strong partnerships with senior leaders and managers within the Commission. You will help identify and respond to trends, people and performance hotspots and emerging business issues. You will assist General Counsel to support the Commission achieve its strategic goals.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for someone who consistently provides high quality operationally minded and fit for purpose legal advice in a timely and client focused way.
The role is suited to lawyers with approximately 6+ years post admission experience.
We will be looking for the following skills, knowledge and abilities:
- Extensive experience advising in the building or construction environment.
- Thoroughness, accuracy and reliability in the provision of Regulatory and organisational advice.
- Experience in statutory interpretation and advice as it relates to the Building Act and Regulations and Domestic Building Contracts Act.
- Experience working alongside a variety of stakeholders.
- Ability to work closely with General Counsel to deliver quality legal services and support a high functioning legal team.
- Ability to work well in a complex fast paced, operationally focused organisation.
About the Team
We are an enthusiastic, high performing team made up of lawyers with significant experience from within and outside the organisation. We are kind, supportive and generous with our time and expertise.
About the organisation
The Building & Plumbing Commission (BPC) is Victoria's new regulator for building and plumbing. It brings together the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV), and the domestic building insurance function of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) into one organisation. Key functions related to building and plumbing regulation will come together under one roof, including registration, inspection and compliance, practitioner discipline, dispute resolution, and domestic building insurance. These services will now part of the BPC and will be fully integrated over the next 12 months.
BPC Commitment
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We're hoping to find a broad range of experiences, and people from all backgrounds and communities to join us at the BPC.
We invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may need to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application. If this is you, please don't hesitate to get in touch via recruit@bpc.vic.gov.au.
We value and encourage flexibility for all, and so we support all our roles to be worked flexibly in some way, including part-time, to support a diverse, adaptive, and high-performing workforce. We encourage you to discuss flexible work options with the hiring manager during the recruitment process.
How to apply
We require you to upload:
- a detailed copy of your resume
- A cover letter outlining your relevant experience and how you feel it aligns to the role
- Include your licence as applicable
Important information
Only electronic applications submitted via careers.vic.gov.au will be accepted
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