Senior Planning Solicitor

Senior Solicitor – Planning & Property
Permanent | Full-Time | Glasgow

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance, Private Healthcare, and Annual Bonus

“Join a leading energy organisation driving the transition to Net Zero”

Iconic Resourcing is proud to be recruiting for a Senior Planning & Property Solicitor on behalf of a leading energy sector client. This newly created role will play a pivotal part in supporting the business with strategic investment, customer connection, and network upgrade projects across its operational regions.

Key Responsibilities

In this dynamic role, you will:

• Provide expert legal advice on all aspects of planning, consenting, and property matters.
• Manage legal support for securing consents and land contracts for major infrastructure projects.
• Lead the preparation and representation at public inquiries, hearings, and statutory submissions.
• Support cross-functional teams, including internal stakeholders and external advisors, to drive strategic projects forward.
• Deliver commercially pragmatic legal advice to senior stakeholders and executive teams.
• Develop and implement innovative legal processes and best practices to enhance the business’s strategic objectives.

What We’re Looking For

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• Qualification as a Solicitor with substantial experience in planning and/or property law.
• Proven ability to deliver strategic legal advice, ideally within the energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience managing large-scale development or energy projects, including handling environmental and legal consents.
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external bodies.

What’s In It For You?

Our client offers not just an excellent working environment and culture, but an exceptional benefits package designed to support your professional and personal goals, including:

• Competitive salary, reviewed annually, plus a generous car allowance.
• A robust pension scheme with double-matched contributions
• 36 days annual leave, plus options to purchase additional leave.
• Bonus opportunities and a range of flexible benefits, including:
  • Electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes.
  • Private medical insurance, health assessments, and financial wellbeing support.
  • Discounts on gym memberships, technology, restaurants, and more.
  • Access to professional development opportunities and global career pathways.

Why Join?

This is your chance to join a progressive organisation that is investing heavily in the transition to renewable energy. Working at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the energy infrastructure of the future while advancing your career within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, contact Iconic Resourcing today.

To apply for this role, please send your CV or contact Andrew Inglis at Iconic Resourcing or for a confidential chat contact andrew.inglis@iconicresourcing.com or call .

Not all candidates will meet every single desired qualification or skill. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you.

At Iconic Resourcing we are engaged by many leading organisations across Scotland and our aim is to keep the recruitment process simple. Interviews are likely to be held via our video interviewing platform both with Iconic Resourcing and our client. Please visit our website to view all our Iconic Jobs across Scotland.

Iconic Resourcing is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be treated as such. We act as both an employment business and an employment agency.