Hybrid Senior Planning & Highways Lawyer

Reading Borough Council; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

LGPS

On-site day nursery Kennet Day nursery

Season Ticket Loan

Rail travel support

Rail salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Reading Borough Council is seeking a Senior Lawyer in Planning & Highways to join its Legal Services team in Reading. The role focuses on advising on planning and highways issues, negotiating planning obligations, and supporting major regeneration projects.

You will work closely with Planning, Highways, Property and Transport to deliver commercially focused legal solutions while managing risk and mentoring junior lawyers.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and highways law for local government.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially aware legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Advise on planning law and highways law.
• Draft, negotiate and complete planning obligations and highways agreements.
• Support regeneration, development and infrastructure projects.
• Advise committees, officers and members on complex issues.

Skills

Planning law

Highways law

Regulatory matters

Legal drafting

Education

Qualified Solicitor/Barrister/CILEX

Job description

Reading Borough Council is seeking a Senior Lawyer in Planning & Highways to join its Legal Services team in Reading. The role focuses on advising on planning and highways issues, negotiating planning obligations, and supporting major regeneration projects.

You will work closely with Planning, Highways, Property and Transport to deliver commercially focused legal solutions while managing risk and mentoring junior lawyers.