Senior Legal Counsel: Infrastructure and Construction

About the role

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide strategic, commercially focused legal support across Firmus' operations, infrastructure, procurement, and supply chain activities. Reporting to the General Counsel, this role serves as a trusted adviser to business leaders on complex legal and operational matters to help manage risk and execute growth strategies. The successful candidate will support the contracting, delivery, and operation of critical infrastructure underpinning the AI Factory platform.

Responsibilities

• Manage construction and infrastructure projects
• Handle property transactions, leasing, and development matters
• Oversee supply chain, procurement, and strategic sourcing arrangements
• Negotiate power, energy, and utilities agreements
• Manage insurance, claims, and risk management matters
• Ensure legal risk management and regulatory compliance
• Develop and maintain legal templates, policies, and frameworks

Required skills

• Construction law
• Property law
• Supply chain management
• Procurement
• Energy law
• Utilities agreements
• Insurance law
• Commercial contracting
• Risk management
• Regulatory compliance

Nice to have

• Technology sector experience
• Digital infrastructure
• Telecommunications
• Logistics
• Data centre operations
• Capital project environments

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification
• Admission as a legal practitioner in Australia and eligibility to hold a practising certificate

About the Company

Firmus Technologies is a global leader pioneering the development and operation of efficient AI infrastructure across Asia Pacific. Founded in 2019, the company designs, builds, and operates digital infrastructure known as the AI Factory, focusing on sustainability and energy-efficient AI compute.