Overview
We're looking for a passionate and experienced Principal Legal Advisor, to play a key role in Dispute Resolution at the Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC).
The role provides strategic legal oversight, expert advice, and strong people leadership to ensure high‐quality, legally sound dispute resolution services. This position manages a team of legal professionals, oversees litigation and statutory reviews, and advises the Chief Dispute Resolution Officer and senior leadership on complex legal and policy matters. It builds and maintains effective stakeholder relationships across government and industry, supports priority projects aligned with organisational objectives, and contributes actively to divisional and whole‐of‐organisation leadership.
What we are looking for
* Demonstrated experience working in a senior management role in a complex and sensitive environment.
* Proven leadership experience managing legal teams, with the ability to coach, mentor and build capability.
* Experience managing litigation and statutory reviews, including matters arising from the exercise of statutory powers.
* Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with government and non‐government stakeholders.
* Experience contributing to the design, delivery and successful implementation of priority projects.
* Experience in a dispute resolution or regulatory environment is desirable.
* Admission as an Australian Legal Practitioner with a current practising certificate (or eligibility for certificate).
For more information please visit the Position Description located at Career.vic.gov.au
About the BPC
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.
Commitment to Diversity
We celebrate the diversity of our workforce.
The BPC values the benefits all our differences make and takes inclusion seriously. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Women, including into leadership and non‐traditional areas; Neurodivergent people, People with Disability; Culturally and Linguistically Diverse/Marginalised people; Sexually and Gender Diverse people and from people at all stages of their careers. In short, we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities.
We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you have any accessibility requirements or need adjustments, please contact us at recruit@bpc.vic.gov.au.
Flexible work arrangements are available; we encourage you to discuss any preferences during the recruitment process.
How to Apply
We require you to upload:
* Please include a cover letter detailing why you are interested in the opportunity and highlighting the skills and experience relevant to the responsibilities of this position and the key selection criteria.
* Any other quals or licence if applicable
Only electronic applications submitted via careers.vic.gov.au will be accepted.
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