Principal Lawyer

State: QLD

Department: State Development Infrastructure and Planning

Position: PO6

Employment type: Permanent Flexible-full-time,Flexible-part-time

Location: Brisbane Inner City

Salary: - $147769 - $156144 (yearly)- $5664.00 - $5985.00 (fortnightly)

Closing date: Mon Jun 15 2026

We are looking for a commercially minded lawyer to join our Legal Services team. This is an opportunity to work on complex, high-profile infrastructure, development and investment matters across Queensland, including infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This is far from a traditional government legal role. You will: • Work closely with senior decision-makers and project teams on strategic, fastmoving matters; • Advise on significant commercial, property, funding, and project delivery issues; • Build trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders across government; and • Contribute to projects and outcomes that will have a lasting impact on Queensland. The work is varied, high-profile and genuinely impactful, with exposure to major projects that most lawyers only see from the outside.