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Hybrid in Amersfoort·Full-time·Added 10 days ago (last checked 6 Nov)
Our summary
- Work mode
- Hybrid, Amersfoort
- Contract
- Full-time
- Languages
- Dutch
- Experience
- 5+ years
Skills
This job advert was originally written in Dutch.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Thorough knowledge of and experience with Project Decisions, the Environment Act, core instruments, TAM-OP, BOPAs, and amendments to Environmental Plans.
- Experience with the Spatial Planning Act (Wro), the "old practice," and transitional law.
Nice to have
- Preferably a completed academic degree in Dutch Law, with a specialization in environmental law.
- Preferably at least 5 years of relevant work experience within administrative and environmental law.
- Preferably an affinity for drafting planning rules and/or policy rules.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
- 30 days of leave with full-time employment, with the possibility to buy or sell extra days.
- Employees may use the NS business card for private use free of charge.
- Additional arrangements regarding partner parental leave and paid parental leave.
- Possibility for hybrid working, facilitated by an appropriate home office allowance and a professionally equipped workspace at home.
- Good pension scheme with the Dutch Pension Fund (HNPF), where Arcadis pays the largest part of the premium.
- Opportunities to follow courses and training, access to our extensive Arcadis Learning Experience Platform (LXP).
The role
Arcadis is the global partner at the forefront of the most impactful projects of our time. We help our clients make sustainable choices through the combination of digital innovation, expertise, and future-oriented skills in areas such as environment, energy, water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure. We take that extra step to offer our clients tailored solutions for design, engineering, and consultancy. By utilizing data-driven insights, we shape the natural and built environment together.
With more than 34,000 people, we pool global expertise and tackle challenges such as climate, affordable energy, and livable cities together. We improve quality of life through our presence in more than 30 countries.
What you'll do
- Analyze and advise on complex environmental law issues by applying case law and legislation.
- Draft legal rules, planning products, and advisory memos for the benefit of spatial planning and permitting.
- Provide legal guidance and support during objection, appeal, and spatial procedures.
- Identify requested and unsolicited legal and procedural risks from a broad helicopter view.
- Act internally and externally as a strategic sparring partner for clients and colleagues.
- Actively share knowledge within the team and coach junior colleagues.
Role responsibilities
As an Environmental Law Jurist, you provide direct direction to societal issues under the Environment Act. With your in-depth knowledge of planning procedures and environmental law, you translate laws and regulations into practical, legally sound solutions.
The team you will join consists of advisors, generalists, and specialists, serving a wide group of clients (including the State, provinces, municipalities, water boards, developers, and energy companies). They do this in the field of spatial planning: from the feasibility study through to the (preparation of) realization.
Within the team, the focus lies on advising on and drafting the core instruments under the Environment Act. For each project, you make a strategic assessment together with the client regarding the instrument to be used and the procedure to be followed, carefully weighing the interests of stakeholders and the environment. As a trusted advisor, you guide clients through the entire planning process, work regularly with environmental specialists, and are given the space to carry out your activities according to your own judgment.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication skills.
- Environmentally aware: an eye for the context, interests, and strategic goals of the client.
- Result-oriented attitude with perseverance and a team spirit.
Do you not recognize yourself in all the points above, but does the role appeal to you? Even then, we would like to invite you to apply.
Hiring process
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Interview
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- Candidates are told they will likely have at least one interview or assessment center.
About Arcadis
- Industry
- Architecture and Engineering Consultancy
- Founded
- 1888
- Employees
- 10,000+
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
In their own words
Additional information
We achieve our goals by enabling everyone to get the best out of themselves. We believe that everyone's contribution matters. That is why we pioneer with an approach based on your skills and build a 'Skills Powered Organisation'. With your unique experience and expertise, you will map out your own career path. Together we maximize impact! Your work makes the difference. Whatever role you play, you help provide sustainable solutions for a healthier planet. Leave your mark on your career, your colleagues, clients, your life, and the world around you. On our website, you can read the blogs of Arcadians to find out how we do this.
Arcadis offers you a position with a lot of freedom to independently shape your work in an ambitious and driven team. In addition to a great work culture, we have also included excellent employment conditions, including:
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging:
We want you to be your best self every day. We take equality and inclusion very seriously and we hold ourselves accountable for our actions. We want to be an employer of choice and offer everyone a great workplace.
Recruitment, secondment, and HR agencies do not need to respond; acquisition following this vacancy is not appreciated.
An assessment and/or pre-employment screening may be part of the application procedure.
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