Senior Lawyer - Planning & Highways

at  Peterborough City Council

JOB SUMMARY

Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Hours:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
21/01/2025
Advert End Date:
16/02/2025 23:59
Employment Location:
Sand Martin House
Salary:
£53,895-£59,516
Vacancy ID:
106275
Closing date:
16 Feb

FURTHER INFORMATION

Are you looking to be part of a forward-thinking and innovative legal team with a reputation for excellent service delivery?
Now is the perfect time to become a part of Peterborough City Council’s Legal Service! Following a recent restructure due to the continued growth in our city, we have several exciting opportunities within our Legal Department for Legal Officers and qualified Lawyers with various specialisms. We are looking for positive, enthusiastic, and innovative individuals to join us on our journey. Let’s make a difference together!

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Property, Planning & Highways team at Peterborough City Council as a Senior Planning and Highways Lawyer! Our team is made up of a Principal Lawyer, seven Senior Lawyers, one Lawyer, and two Legal Officers.
We are looking for a candidate who has a minimum of two years post qualified experience within the local government with strong knowledge and expertise of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the Highways Act 1980.The role will report to the Principal Lawyer, Property, Planning and Highways and will be located within our Sand Martin House office.

As part of the Team, you will be responsible a caseload of complex matters that will be demanding and with limited supervision from the Principal Lawyer such as:-

• Handling a diverse caseload of planning and highway matters
• Providing advice on a wide range of planning matters including highways
• Drafting and negotiating Planning agreements such as section 106 agreements
• Drafting and negotiating Highways agreements such as Section 278 and 38 agreements
• Attending planning committee meetings
• Undertaking complex legal work, at times highly complex, which will often involve new or complex processes and to be responsible for completing all aspects of the task in accordance with good legal practice and client service specification
• Instructing Counsel and/or external legal support following approval from the Head of Service: Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer when appropriate for complex legal issues and to assist Counsel as required when necessary