Job Description
Job details
Job reference VAC008380
Date posted 09/06/2026
Application closing date 26/06/2026
Location City Hall College Green City Centre Bristol BS1 5TR
Salary BG12: £42,839 - £46,142
Full Time, Permanent
A great opportunity has arisen for a Senior Legal Officer to join the Planning and Transport Legal Team at Bristol City Council.
Responsibilities
The Senior Legal Officer role involves providing robust, effective and timely legal advice and assistance on planning and transport matters, including:
- Planning enforcement notices
- Tree Preservation Orders
- Highways agreements
- Public Path Orders / Definitive Map Modification Orders
- S106 Unilateral Undertakings
Although the post holder will specialise in planning and highways law, they will be required to work flexibly and, with appropriate training, work across several a...