Senior Legal Counsel: Infrastructure and Construction

Firmus Technologies, a global leader in AI infrastructure across the Asia Pacific, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to steer infrastructure and construction matters on-site. This role sits in Sydney with possible location options in Melbourne or Singapore, reporting to the General Counsel. It’s a hands-on position for a lawyer who thrives in a fast-growing, technology-driven environment and wants a direct line to business outcomes. If you enjoy shaping large-scale projects at the intersection of law, energy and digital infrastructure, this could be a good fit.

Firmus builds and operates pioneering AI infrastructure, including the AI Factory and the Firmus AI Cloud, a large-scale GPU compute platform designed for energy efficiency and scale. The team is founder-led, decisions move quickly, and collaboration spans AI infrastructure, energy systems and next-generation compute. The company aims to create lasting impact beyond the business by turning its assets into strength for the energy grid and the communities in which it operates.

In this role you’ll work with cross-functional teams across procurement, projects, operations, development, energy and commercial functions to support the contracting, delivery and operation of critical infrastructure that underpins the AI Factory platform. You’ll lead legal support for major commercial and project arrangements, negotiate complex deals, and provide practical, solutions-focused advice in a high-growth technology setting.

Guiding deals and contracts at the AI Factory

The Senior Legal Counsel is a senior member of the Legal team, delivering strategic, commercially minded legal support across Firmus’ operations, infrastructure, procurement and supply chain activities. You’ll act as a trusted adviser to business leaders on intricate legal, commercial and operational matters, helping the company identify opportunities, manage risk and execute on its growth strategy. The role demands a practical mindset and the ability to translate legal risk into actionable business outcomes.

Working closely with multiple teams, you’ll guide the contracting, delivery and ongoing operation of critical infrastructure underpinning the AI Factory platform, taking the lead on significant commercial and project arrangements, negotiating complex agreements and offering clear, pragmatic guidance in a fast-moving environment. The successful candidate will blend strong technical law with commercial sense, work well with founders and senior stakeholders, and operate autonomously across a broad spectrum of matters as the business scales across markets.

This is a chance to contribute to industry-leading projects at the crossroads of artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure and energy, while supporting a growth-focused organization that seeks to strengthen communities through sustainable engineering. A hands-on, collaborative approach and the ability to deliver outcomes with limited bureaucracy are highly valued.

Must-haves and nice-to-haves for the Senior Legal Counsel

The must-have qualifications for this role include:

• Eight to ten years of post-qualification experience in a top-tier law firm or a sophisticated in-house setting
• A legal degree (LLB, JD or equivalent) and admission to practice in Australia with eligibility to hold a practising certificate
• Broad experience across construction, property, supply chain, procurement, energy and utilities, plus extensive commercial contracting and insurance/risk matters
• Strong track record negotiating and managing complex commercial and project arrangements, combined with sound commercial judgment
• Ability to operate autonomously and provide clear, solutions-focused advice in a fast-growth tech environment and to manage diverse stakeholder expectations

Nice-to-haves that would help you hit the ground running include:

• Experience in technology, digital infrastructure, telecommunications, energy or data centre sectors
• Experience supporting large-scale operational and capital project environments

Pay, benefits and practical details

Employment is permanent and full-time, with an on-site working arrangement.

Location options include Sydney, Melbourne or Singapore, and you will report to the General Counsel & Company Secretary. Firmus highlights a commitment to diversity and inclusion and seeks candidates from all backgrounds who are driven to contribute to a sustainable future through innovative engineering.

Advice for applicants

Lead with your most relevant experience. Put your eight-to-ten years of PQE and the strongest construction, procurement or energy project work right at the top of your resume so the hiring team sees your fit quickly.

Show how you prove your must-have skills. Include concrete examples of negotiating complex deals, managing risk, and delivering pragmatic guidance that kept projects on track, with measurable outcomes or impacts you helped create.

Be prepared to discuss a major project or arrangement you led, detailing how you collaborated with procurement, operations, development and energy teams to deliver results on time and within budget, and how you handled competing priorities.

Ask a smart question. Inquire how the legal function partners with founders and senior leaders to execute the long-term national growth plan for the AI Factory and Firmus AI Cloud, and how they balance speed with compliance in a scaling environment.