Senior Highways and Planning Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected County Council in the South East is seeking a Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor for a permanent position. This role involves negotiating agreements, advising on planning issues, and collaborating with teams. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiating skills and the ability to manage client deadlines. The position offers a starting salary of £61,784, with numerous benefits including generous leave entitlements and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

26 days' holiday rising to 31 days

Option to buy up to 10 additional leave days

Employee Assistance Programme

Carer's leave up to 5 days per year

Local government pension scheme

Lifestyle discounts including gym and travel

2 paid volunteering days per year

Access to a learning and development hub

Qualifications

• Experience in negotiating Highways and Planning agreements.
• Ability to provide solutions-focussed advice on planning and highways matters.
• Experience in managing competing priorities and achieving deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Highways & Planning Agreements and enforcement.
• Advise on general highways and planning issues and related litigation.
• Collaborate with legal teams within the District and Borough.

Skills

Negotiating Highways and Planning agreements

Providing solutions-focussed advice on a range of planning and highways matters

Drafting briefs to Counsel

Managing competing priorities to achieve client deadlines

Exemplary client care

Job description

Senior Highways and Planning Solicitor

County Council

Hybrid working - 2 days per week office attendance

Starting salary: £61,784

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be working with a well-respected County Council in the South East to seek a Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor to join their friendly team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities of the Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor:

• Conducting a number of Highways & Planning Agreements, countryside and highways enforcement, and mineral planning advice
• Working in a committed way, sometimes to tight deadlines
• Working collaboratively with fellow lawyers in the District and Borough legal teams
• Advising on general highways and planning issues, planning enforcement, local government law, Commons, Village Greens, Public Rights of Way, drainage and flooding, and conducting any related litigation

Benefits of the Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor role:

• 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

As a Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor, you will have experience in the following skills and abilities:

• Negotiating Highways and Planning agreements
• Providing solutions-focussed advice on a range of planning and highways matters
• Drafting briefs to Counsel
• Drafting and servicing highways notices and TROs and advising on DMMOs
• Involvement in s78 TCPA 1990 appeals and drafting of related s106 agreements
• Supervision of paralegal and solicitor roles
• Managing competing priorities to achieve client deadlines
• Exemplary client care

Interested in applying for the Highways & Planning Solicitor role?

This is a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Senior Highways & Planning Solicitor to join an esteemed County Council with a great reputation, on a permanent basis. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position, or contact Lucy Walsh in our Manchester office for an informal and confidential discussion about the role.

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