SENIOR SOLICITOR PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE

Personnel Area: City Administration and Governance

Branch: City Legal

Salary Range: Band 8 - $139,957.00 - $151,454.00 per annum plus 14 % super and 17.5% leave loading (Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Permanent Full-time

Location: Brisbane CBD and working from home

Our Business

You can be part of Brisbane City Council, which has a central role in readying the city for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the coming years.

Brisbane City Council is one of the largest local governments in the Asia-Pacific region and one of the biggest employers in Queensland. We have more than 400 job types across a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community. We employ an inclusive and diverse workforce, with great benefits and flexible work options. A job with us offers skill development, career mobility and access to benefits that matter. 

Our Branch

City Legal is a specialist provider of legal services to Brisbane City Council. We provide a comprehensive range of cost-effective legal services, adding value to Council's core business and major projects.

The Role

Provide high quality, specialised, professional legal advice on a range of complex infrastructure, policy and planning issues. Your high level professional legal knowledge and experience will provide efficient and effective value for money legal solutions, as well as support the Legal Counsel, Planning and Environment.

You will be required to prepare and provide specialist legal advice and documentation on complex planning and infrastructure matters such as planning legislation, the planning instruments, priority infrastructure plans, infrastructure agreements, infrastructure charges and commercial matters. This role is crucial to respond to business demand for policy and strategic direction in planning and development.

To be successful you must:

• be admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland and hold a current Practicing Certificate from the Queensland Law Society
• have extensive knowledge and experience in planning law and infrastructure related matters
• have demonstrated significant experience in the drafting of complex legal documents, prior experience in drafting infrastructure agreements is crucial
• have demonstrated experience providing specialist legal advice on planning matters including development applications and the drafting of planning instruments
• have demonstrated experience in negotiating complex legal outcomes, to achieve organisational objectives
• have highly developed communication, organisational and prioritisation skills to manage conflicting deadlines and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on complex matters.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary. 

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position.

This role may require a Criminal History Check.

For more information:  Please call Penny Fedin on 07 3178 1155

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 11:55pm

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.