Total 9 Legal / Public / Security job vacancies in Sydney

Hassell, a leading global design practice, is looking for a Legal Counsel to join our team and provide expert legal support across the Hassell group. Working closely with our Company Secretary / General Counsel, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to broaden your experience across a diverse range of legal, commercial and project-related matters within a collaborative and supportive environment.

This opportunity will suit a lawyer with 4+ years’ post-admission experience, ideally gained at a well-regarded Australian law firm, and with exposure to clients in the construction, consultancy or built environment sectors.

About the role

As Senior Legal Counsel, you will support the business on a wide range of matters, with a strong focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiating key agreements, including:

• consultancy and sub-consultancy agreements
• confidentiality agreements and NDAs
• project contracts and service agreements
• deeds of novation
• certificates
• joint venture agreements
• premises lease agreements
• supplier agreements

You will also:

• Support and mentor a team member
• provide legal research and advice on a range of issues across Australian and international operations
• identify and report legal risks in a timely and practical way
• maintain records of material agreements
• advise on legal developments and their impact on the business
• support project teams with legal advice on claims, disputes and debt recovery
• assist with a variety of broader legal and commercial matters as required

Responsibilities (how we will measure success)

• This is a part-time role (three (3) days/week).
• Apply legal skills to take responsibility for managing the legal work and legal risks across the business.
• Work closely with senior management and business teams and support them by providing timely, sound and practical legal advice.  
• Work as a key member of the AMAL business in Australia and New Zealand while collaborating with members of the global legal team at group level and in other business regions (US; UK, Ireland & Crown Dependencies; Continental Europe).
• Work closely with the wider group legal team to collaborate on global initiatives and share best practice
• Report to Senior Legal Counsel, APAC with secondary reporting to Amal Managing Director.

Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)

• Review, negotiate and draft commercial contracts, including fund or loan administration agreement, trust services agreement, employment agreement.
• Identify, monitor, research and resolve issues relating to commercial contracts and liaising with internal stakeholders, clients and law firms.
• Monitor and handle potential legal disputes.
• Handle corporate secretarial and governance matters, including preparing Board papers and coordinating Board meetings.
• Handle legal integration of AMAL with IQ EQ, including developing agreement templates, data privacy, legal policies, inter-company outsourcing and vendor engagement.
• Under the direction of the Company Secretary, provide support to the Company Secretary in the discharge of statutory, regulatory and corporate governance obligations, such as provide legal advice on corporate, regulatory and governance matters; assist with the preparation and review of board and committee papers, resolutions and minutes; support compliance with applicable laws, regulations and governance standards; and liaise with external advisers and regulators as required.
• Set up legal team’s structure and processes, such as filings, database.

Key competencies for position and level (see Group Competency model)

• Possess relevant legal skills and experience
• Plans, aligns and being productive
• Being resilient
• Manages conflict
• Communicates effectively
• Builds effective teams
• Ensures accountability
• Optimises work processes
• Manages complexity

Key behaviours we expect to see

• Accuracy
• Approachability
• Team working
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Relationship building
• Proactivity

Your Opportunity 

As the Executive Assistant, you’ll play a critical role in providing high-level administrative and strategic support to the Chief Legal and People Officer and Company Secretary and senior leaders across the Legal, Company Secretarial, PVMO, and People & Culture functions. This includes, but not limited to, coordination of Secretariat, investor and insurance program responsibilities.  From providing exceptional organisation skills, discretion and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly confidential environment, your work will make a tangible difference to the businesses and customers that the Australian financial sector serves. 

You’ll also make an impact by: 

• Assisting in all elements of the role, i.e., diary management, emails, correspondence and presentations. 
• Independently co-ordinate domestic and international travel for the Chief Legal and People Officer and Company Secretary and others as required. 
• Expense Management and processing for Legal, Company Secretary, PVMO and People and Culture.  
• Arrange meetings, agendas and take minutes as required, including management meetings, committees, and ensuring action items are followed up.  
• Working closely with the Assistant Company Secretary on matters pertaining to the Organisation’s Board Cycle including assisting with the coordination of Board Packs.
• Manage and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the Chief Legal and People Officer and Company Secretary, ensuring confidentiality and security of Cuscal information. 
• Keep the Chief Legal and People Officer and Company Secretary advised of time-sensitive and priority issues, ensuring appropriate follow-up. 
• Communicate directly with the Executive Leadership Team and senior management, the Board of Directors, advising them on matters pertaining to Legal, People and Culture, PVMO & Company Secretary matters.  
• Ensure briefing material is arranged and made available to members of the Executive Leadership Team in accordance with diary commitments.  
• During the Chief Legal and People Officer and Company Secretary’s absence take initiative to manage workflow and delegate tasks in consultation with others.  
• Drawing on support provided by others, have overall management of a range of critical committees, suppliers, and internal events and working groups, including coordination of agendas and presentation material.  

Working with a high performing team of engineers, designers and drafters with a passion for digital delivery, you will support the team in delivering projects across a diverse range of infrastructure and development projects. Y

Your role will focus on the core civil engineering discipline, associated with roadworks, stormwater drainage & flooding, earthworks, pavements, water and sewerage infrastructure for key clients across Defence, Transport, Water Resources, Mining and Resource industries. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with best-in-industry peers across our organisation to create whole-of-business success for projects.

We are looking for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our team in Sydney.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Support the planning and design of civil engineering infrastructure; roads & transport, stormwater assets (quantity and quality), services/utilities, earthworks, etc.
• Use design standards and practices for civil infrastructure design (for example; Austroads, SA Water, DIT or Water Services Australia (WSA) Standards).
• Conduct detailed design of Civil elements, including Civil Arrangements Design, Roadway/Carpark/Cycleway/Footpath Geometric Design, Stormwater Pit and Pipe Design, Stormwater Quality Assessment, Design Management and coordination of multi-disciplinary design inputs.
• Contribute to project or design management.

What our Graduate Program offers:

• Graduate Introduction: Kickstart connections with peers and leaders.
• Essential Consulting Skills: Master core consulting skills from day one.
• Networking and Learning: Grow your network and industry know-how.
• Mentoring and Career Support: Receive guidance from experienced professionals.
• Learning from Experts: Learn directly from industry leaders and specialists.
• Flexible Work Options: Work in a way that fits your life and wellbeing.
• Career Pathways: Get support to progress and step confidently into your next role.

For more information, visit our Early Careers website.

Railway engineering is one of the most important ways AECOM delivers a better world – we work on huge, complex and challenging railway infrastructure projects that increase urban and inter-city mobility for millions of people. We are looking for a Graduate Civil Engineer who is a team player and an open thinker, and who wants to contribute to some of the biggest challenges in transportation infrastructure.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Plan, design and engineer rail infrastructure to support rail operations
• Support in developing new corridors, expanding current ones and exploring ways to enhance shared use of limited transportation corridors among freight, transit and commuter rail. 
• Analyse and calculate components to support the technical deliverables.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary engineering and design teams by applying your knowledge and skills including ‘soft’ skills.

What our Graduate Program offers:

• Graduate Introduction: Kickstart connections with peers and leaders.
• Essential Consulting Skills: Master core consulting skills from day one.
• Networking and Learning: Grow your network and industry know-how.
• Mentoring and Career Support: Receive guidance from experienced professionals.
• Learning from Experts: Learn directly from industry leaders and specialists.
• Flexible Work Options: Work in a way that fits your life and wellbeing.
• Career Pathways: Get support to progress and step confidently into your next role.

For more information, visit our Early Careers website.

At AECOM, we are passionate about shaping the future of transportation and aviation. With our extensive expertise in transport planning, infrastructure design, and project management, we deliver innovative and sustainable solutions that connect people and places across cities, countries, and continents. Whether it’s enhancing airport infrastructure, optimizing transport networks, or planning for the future of mobility, we are at the forefront of creating smarter, sustainable, and more efficient ways to move people.

We are looking for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our team in Sydney. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience working on real-world projects, contributing to the successful delivery of transport and aviation solutions.

How you’ll make a difference:

• Develop technical skills, build industry knowledge, and grow your career in a supportive and collaborative environment under the guidance of experienced engineers.
• Gather and organise basic engineering data using established procedures and systems.
• Assist with specific and defined portions of larger project assignments under the guidance of senior engineers and transport planners. 
• Support the delivery of traffic and transport engineering tasks, including technical calculations and analysis
• Apply standards and guidelines in the planning and design process and an ability to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges  
• Apply safe systems principles to develop a safe environment for all road users
• Plan for the movement of people across all modes and a range of projects
• Assess the movement of people in space and understand the implications, and to advise clients accordingly.

What our Graduate Program offers:

• Graduate Introduction: Kickstart connections with peers and leaders.
• Essential Consulting Skills: Master core consulting skills from day one.
• Networking and Learning: Grow your network and industry know-how.
• Mentoring and Career Support: Receive guidance from experienced professionals.
• Learning from Experts: Learn directly from industry leaders and specialists.
• Flexible Work Options: Work in a way that fits your life and wellbeing.
• Career Pathways: Get support to progress and step confidently into your next role.

For more information, visit our Early Careers website.

Location: Sydney, Australia
Department: Legal
Reports to: Deputy General Counsel / Senior Commercial Counsel, Detection
Contract: Permanent
Start: 2026

We are looking for a commercially savvy Legal Counsel to support our operations across the APAC region. This is a unique opportunity to join a global Legal team, while serving as the standalone legal representative in our Sydney office — a true strategic partner to our commercial leaders in the region.

If you thrive in a role where you can combine autonomy, influence and hands‑on impact, this position offers the ideal blend.

As the Legal Counsel for APAC, you will:

• Lead the drafting, review and negotiation of commercial and government contracts across the region.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including claims, amendments, variations and terminations.
• Serve as a trusted partner to APAC commercial stakeholders, advising on tenders, bids and proposals, and leading negotiations with customers and partners.
• Oversee compliance matters for the region, including due diligence for agents and distributors.
• Act as the primary legal point of contact in the Sydney office, providing real‑time, practical business‑focused advice.
• Interface with external counsel and collaborate closely with colleagues across our global Legal function.
• Support the development and maintenance of contract templates and contribute to global process improvement initiatives.
• Deliver training and guidance to internal teams to support best‑in‑class commercial and compliance practices.

Moving into our Customer Service Team Lead role you will provide day-to-day management for the Customer Service Team in their respective region and be a friendly and efficient first point of contact for all visitors to our facilities.   

As our Customer Service Team Leader, you will also act as the first escalation point for all matters relating to the team, facility, service requests and incident management to ensure the highest standards of customer satisfaction are achieved. Championing this role, you will also be responsible for managing front of house relations across multiple sites.  

• Working location: Sydney
• Working arrangement: Onsite, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm or 7am to 3pm

Some of the tasks you’ll be responsible for:  

• First-line people management across multiple sites – regular 1:1s, constructive feedback, identifying and resolving any performance issues, performance reviews, etc.   
• Manage last minute shift changes, sourcing solutions to cover unplanned leave    
• Ensuring adequate resourcing of staff, manage leave requests and design and manage the staff roster   
• Managing front of house across multiple sites   
• Acting as the first point of escalation for your team, providing efficient and effective resolution to issues    
• Continuous improvement reviews for processes and best practices.  

Universal Products & Experiences is seeking a talented, highly collaborative and experienced in-house commercial lawyer to partner with our Consumer Products businesses across APAC.  As a part of the Business & Legal Affairs team, you will provide legal support and advice to category and creative teams across our Asia Pacific offices and work collaboratively with other legal teams in London and Los Angeles.  The role will also focus on drafting and negotiating contracts related to consumer product licensing agreements, retail/marketing campaigns, design/asset creation and other services arrangements. 

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, and manage a high volume of intellectual property licenses, service agreements, and other legal documents related to the licensing, distribution, promotion, and marketing of toys, apparel, books, and consumer goods.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including commercial category management, product development, creative, and finance.
• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and internal corporate functions, including tax, compliance, intellectual property/trademark, privacy, and litigation.
• Prepare ad-hoc contracts and legal documents to address evolving business needs.
• Manage legal communications with external partners to facilitate deal closures and resolve outstanding issues efficiently.
• Assist in reviewing, refining, and updating legal templates and agreements as required.
• Take on additional legal and business projects as required.