Planning Lawyer - Renewables

Planning Lawyer - Renewable Energy Projects (Permanent)
London (Hybrid)
£75,000 - £85,000 per annum, depending on experience

A leading renewable energy developer is looking for an experienced Planning Lawyer to join their legal team on a permanent basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-value infrastructure and clean energy projects that are shaping the UK’s sustainable future.

This strategic legal role offers both variety and responsibility — ideal for someone with strong experience in development consent orders (DCOs) and a keen interest in the energy transition.

You’ll be advising on nationally significant infrastructure projects across the UK, supporting a team that’s developing major renewable energy schemes including solar, wind, battery storage and related grid infrastructure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising on planning, consents and permitting for complex infrastructure projects

• Supporting land acquisition and development strategy

• Engaging with regulators, local authorities, and stakeholders

• Drafting and negotiating planning and property-related documentation

• Supporting environmental and consenting strategy for large-scale projects

• UK-qualified solicitor with 6+ years’ PQE

• Strong track record in planning law, ideally with DCO experience

• Experience advising on major infrastructure or energy projects

• Confident handling high-value and complex matters independently

• Collaborative, commercially minded, and solutions focused

• Comfortable working in a hybrid setup and travelling in the London office

• Salary of £75,000 - £85,000 depending on experience

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant and future-facing energy projects

• A supportive, forward-thinking legal team

• Hybrid working with excellent flexibility

• Long-term career growth within a fast-growing developer