Senior Legal Counsel, Planning

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to work alongside the Head of Legal (Planning) in leading the legal planning strategy for Heathrow's expansion and wider planning matters, securing complex planning consents and influencing planning policy at local and national levels. This role will be required to work closely as a trusted advisor with the expansion programme team and with Heathrow's wider legal, property and operational functions. The Senior Legal Counsel will be responsible for day-to-day legal consenting (and other) issues, including advising directly and procuring external legal advice where required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day legal consenting and related issues, advising directly and procuring external legal advice where required.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the expansion programme team and to Heathrow's wider legal, property and operational functions in planning matters.
• Lead the legal planning strategy for Heathrow's expansion, securing complex planning consents and influencing planning policy at local and national levels.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external counsel to support the Development Consent Order (DCO) process and related planning activities.

Qualifications / Experience

• Development Consent Order (DCO) experience from pre-application through to post-consent.
• Experience advising on compulsory acquisition; landowners and statutory undertakers; consenting/engagement strategies; environmental impact assessment and Habitats Regulations; DCO application documents and examination strategies; and DCO implementation.