About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Role Overview</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">ASX Listed Energy Company</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Located in Adelaide CBD</li> <li style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Play a key role in providing strategic legal advice and supporting critical commercial and operational outcomes across Beach Energy</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:normal;margin:6.0pt 0.0cm;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Beach Energy is seeking a Principal Legal Counsel to provide high quality legal advice across a broad range of complex matters. This role will support operations across multiple assets and functions, ensuring the business meets its legal obligations while enabling commercial outcomes.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Working closely with Asset Teams and corporate functions, you will identify legal risks, provide practical solutions and support informed decision making across the organisation.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">As part of Beach Energy’s Legal, Corporate Affairs & Risk Division, you will help protect value, manage risk and contribute to Beach’s ongoing success as a leading energy company.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About the Role</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Reporting to the General Manager Risk & Legal Operations, this role is responsible for delivering legal advisory, transactional and risk management support across Beach’s operations.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">This role is ideal for an experienced legal professional who enjoys working across a diverse range of commercial, regulatory and operational matters within a dynamic and collaborative environment.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Key responsibilities include:</p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Act as a lead lawyer in specific cases, supporting Beach’s assets and working closely with operational teams to deliver timely legal solutions.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Provide legal advice across joint ventures, contracts, regulatory obligations and commercial arrangements.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements supporting business activities.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Support acquisitions, divestments and other strategic transactions.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Manage disputes and litigation, including overseeing external legal service providers.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and provide clear advice to stakeholders.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Provide input into risk management processes, identifying legal risks and mitigation strategies.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Build strong relationships across the business and with external stakeholders including regulators and joint venture partners.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Support and mentor team members and contribute to the development of legal capability across the organisation.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About You</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">You will be comfortable working across complex and evolving legal matters while delivering clear, practical advice that supports business outcomes.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">You’ll thrive in this role if you have:</p> <ul> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Extensive experience in commercial legal practice, ideally within energy, resources or related sectors.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Demonstrable experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Proven ability to provide practical, solutions-focused legal advice in a timely manner.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Sound understanding of regulatory, environmental and operational legal frameworks.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Demonstratable commercial acumen and ability to support strategic decision making.</li> <li style="line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Current Australian (unrestricted) practising certificate as a legal practitioner.</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About Us</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">A proud Australian pioneer, Beach Energy is an ASX-listed oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Founded in 1961, Beach produces gas, oil and natural gas liquids from five basins across Australia and New Zealand, with a strategic focus on the core hubs of East Coast Australia and West Coast Australia.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Beach’s vision is to become Australia’s leading domestic energy company by delivering leading shareholder returns through the sustainable supply of energy.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Our values define us, guide our actions, our decisions and our words. <strong>Down to Earth, Aim Sky High, Feed the Fire </strong>and<strong> Create the Wave.</strong></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Our Employee Benefits</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">At Beach Energy, your well-being and success are genuinely valued, with a wide range of employee benefits designed to support every aspect of your career and personal life.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Enjoy access to an in-house GP, flexible working arrangements, and generous parental leave to help balance work and family. Take advantage of health and wellbeing benefits, including paid volunteering activities, wellbeing days, alongside corporate health insurance discounts, active social club, and workplace giving programs that make giving back easy and rewarding.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Join us and experience a supportive environment where your growth and wellbeing are genuinely prioritised.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>How to Apply</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Please submit your resume and any supporting documents, such as a cover letter, by <strong>Wednesday 1st July.</strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">Beach is dedicated to enhancing gender diversity and increasing Indigenous participation, and we welcome applications from all candidates.</p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:normal;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif">For this opportunity you must be eligible to work in Australia.</p></div></div></div>