Legal Counsel (Property & Planning)
Core
Provide legal advice and support for the full lifecycle of property, land, and infrastructure activities, including strategic land assembly, acquisitions, development agreements, and planning support.
Role type
In-house legal counsel (property, land, and infrastructure)
Builds
Legal frameworks, governance processes, and agreements for major property and infrastructure projects
Domain
UK public sector infrastructure and clean energy (fusion energy)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Property and land law expertise, drafting and negotiating complex agreements, legal risk management, stakeholder engagement, commercial awareness, independent decision-making
Preferred skills
Experience with major infrastructure projects, renewable energy, strategic land assembly, planning law, Development Consent Order (DCO) projects, utility agreements, managing external legal advisers
Technologies
Legal drafting tools, project management systems
Responsibilities
Provide pragmatic legal advice on property, land, planning, and infrastructure matters; advise on land acquisitions, disposals, leases, and licences; support planning and consenting processes; identify and manage legal risks; contribute to legal templates and governance frameworks; manage external legal advisers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC