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GroningenOn site32 hours/week3-6months
You will join a dynamic administrative environment where societal challenges in the field of the physical living environment, permit granting, supervision, and enforcement converge.
- Temporary reinforcement for the team is needed due to sick leave replacement.
- You will work within a Public Safety & Permits team and within the Permit Granting, Supervision, and Enforcement (VTH) sub-team.
- Close collaboration is established with fellow environmental lawyers, permit officers, supervisors, enforcement specialists, policy advisors, project leaders, and administrators.
- Communication lines are short, and legal advice often has a direct relationship with administrative decision-making and societal interests.
- The employee is part of the team, participates in internal meetings, and works under the daily guidance of the responsible manager.
- Due to the importance of continuity, knowledge retention, and close cooperation with internal stakeholders, this is a structural role within the team that requires full integration into the organization.
What you will do.
- Provide legal support and advice within the spatial domain (specifically VTH).
- Ensure legally correct application of the Environmental Act (Omgevingswet) and other relevant laws and regulations, taking into account administrative, societal, and political interests.
- Advise on complex legal issues in the areas of permit granting, supervision, and enforcement.
- Guide procedures, draft legal documents, and represent the organization in objection and appeal cases.
- Be a sparring partner for colleagues, management, and administration and contribute to careful and legally sound decision-making.
- Legally assess permit applications and prepare decisions within the framework of the Environmental Act.
- Handle complex and administratively sensitive enforcement files.
- Advise on objection and appeal procedures and guide legal processes.
- Draft statements of defense, opinions, legal advice, and pleadings.
- Represent the organization during objection procedures, appeal procedures, and court hearings.
- Support project leaders, policy advisors, and other specialists in spatial development and policy formulation.
- Advise management and administration on legal risks and possible solutions.
- Maintain contacts with residents, businesses, lawyers, external advisors, the province, environmental services, and other government agencies.
What they ask
- Demonstrably completed education at a minimum of HBO bachelor level in a legal field.
- Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience as an Environmental Lawyer, Legal Advisor Environmental Law, or similar legal function within a government organization.
- Demonstrable work experience with the Environmental Act (Omgevingswet) and related laws and regulations within the spatial domain.
- Demonstrable work experience with objection and appeal procedures in the field of permit granting, supervision, and enforcement (VTH).
Preferences.
- Demonstrable work experience as an Environmental Lawyer or Legal Advisor Environmental Law within a government organization.
- Demonstrable work experience with legal advice within the field of Permit Granting, Supervision, and Enforcement (VTH), including permit procedures, enforcement processes, and administratively sensitive files.
- Demonstrable work experience with independently handling objection and appeal procedures, including drafting statements of defense, opinions, and pleadings, and representing an administrative body during hearings or court sessions.
Profile
- Legal expertise: possesses up-to-date knowledge of environmental law and the Environmental Act and knows how to apply it effectively in complex cases.
- Administrative sensitivity: moves easily within a political-administrative environment and takes various interests into account.
- Judgment: analyzes complex legal issues and arrives at well-founded and legally sound advice.
- Communication skills: communicates clearly and convincingly, both orally and in writing, and knows how to convey legal issues understandably.
- Independence: takes responsibility for own files, works proactively, and knows how to find solutions independently within set frameworks.
- Collaboration-oriented: works constructively with colleagues, administrators, and external parties to achieve shared solutions.
- Results-oriented: sets priorities, monitors progress, and delivers high-quality results within set deadlines.
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