Senior Flood & Planning Legal Leader

Environment Agency; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Agency seeks a Flood & Planning Senior Managing Lawyer in Leeds to lead the legal team supporting flood and coastal erosion risk management and planning functions. You will deliver high-quality, efficient legal services aligned with the EA Corporate Strategy and Legal Strategy, advising on statutes, policy, litigation, and enforcement.

As a senior leader, you will recruit and develop colleagues, foster inclusion, and drive cross-cutting portfolios that improve Legal Services,

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with expertise in flood and planning law.
• Experience leading a legal team and delivering complex, high-profile matters.
• Ability to provide risk-based, pragmatic legal advice to senior clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Flood & Planning legal team and set strategic direction.
• Provide timely, pragmatic, risk-based legal support on flood risk management, planning, and related public law matters.
• Advise and influence senior clients, including Executives, on legal strategy and decision-making.
• Manage people, budgets and cross-team collaboration to meet time, cost and quality targets.

Skills

Leadership

Legal strategy

Stakeholder management

Public law

Job description

Environment Agency seeks a Flood & Planning Senior Managing Lawyer in Leeds to lead the legal team supporting flood and coastal erosion risk management and planning functions. You will deliver high-quality, efficient legal services aligned with the EA Corporate Strategy and Legal Strategy, advising on statutes, policy, litigation, and enforcement.

As a senior leader, you will recruit and develop colleagues, foster inclusion, and drive cross-cutting portfolios that improve Legal Services,