Description

The Transport Department in Innlandet County Council has a vacancy for a permanent position as a lawyer, starting as soon as possible. The position is located in the staff.

The position involves close cooperation with various professional environments.

About the unit

The Transport Department is responsible for the operation, development and management of approx. 7,000 kilometers of county roads, and public transport in Inland. The area of responsibility is large, and includes both strategic planning, exercise of authority and operational follow-up of services that are crucial for the citizens' everyday mobility and the business community's transport needs.

The staff will assist the Head of Transportation in supporting, coordinating, developing and ensuring the management and leadership of the transportation department. The staff has overall responsibility for legal affairs, communication, public safety and emergency preparedness, corporate governance - finance, quality, internal control and risk management.

We are primarily looking for you who are a skilled and experienced lawyer, and who want an interesting and exciting position in the county's transport department. New graduates are also encouraged to apply.

Personal suitability will be emphasized.

We offer

• An exciting legal job with varied and demanding tasks where you get the opportunity to work with a broad legal field, in collaboration with other professionals.
• Participation in project and development work in close collaboration with various professional environments in Innlandet County Council.
• Training during working hours.
• A good and social working environment with committed and inclusive colleagues.
• Municipal terms of employment with good pension and insurance schemes. Salary according to agreement.

About the position

The position is located in the staff of the transport department. The staff consists of 17 people, with a legal team of four people in total.

• 100 % permanent position.
• The place of work is primarily Lillehammer, but Hamar and Gjøvik may also be possible places of work.
• The start date is as soon as possible.
• The person appointed to the position will be placed in a position code depending on the requirements for the position, education and experience, cf. legislation and agreements.

Tasks

You will be a key person in legal advice within regulations for public transport, procurement according to the supply regulations, and contract follow-up of construction, consultancy and public transport contracts, EU law and privacy.

There may also be opportunities to work in other legal areas, such as planning and building law, procurement, tort law, road law, administrative law, property law, etc.

Design and quality assurance

• Draft and quality assure agreements and make legal assessments
• Contribute to the department's compliance with applicable laws and regulations

Project support

• Advice in transport projects and interdisciplinary processes
• Contribute with legal assessments for planning, implementation and operation within the department's areas of responsibility

Strategy and competence development

• Contribute to the development of internal routines, guidelines and management systems
• Training in relevant legal areas in the department

Desired qualifications

• You are cand.
• You preferably have experience with contract follow-up of construction, consultancy and collective contracts and regulations for public procurement. Alternatively, you wish to work within these fields.
• You preferably have experience in one or more of the other legal areas in the transport department.
• You have good written and oral presentation skills.
• You have the ability to work both independently and in a team.

Desired characteristics

• Contributes to a good working environment.
• Takes initiative, is responsible and solution-oriented.
• Is confident in his/her own professional assessments and has good analytical skills.
• Has an eye for detail, without losing the overall perspective.
• Has the ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Enjoy working with parallel processes.

Application

Inland County Council wants its workforce to reflect the diversity of the population and therefore encourages everyone who is qualified according to the announcement text to apply to us. We adapt the workplace if you need it. Personal suitability will be emphasized.

We never ask for Bank ID information in the application process.

A police certificate - no older than three months - is required for all positions in the dental health service, folk high schools and upper secondary schools.

Please note that all applicants will be included on the public list of applicants, cf. Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act. Exemption from publication is only made in exceptional cases and you must justify why you should be exempt from public disclosure in the text field of the application.

The county municipality is a business in development and change. Tasks, areas of responsibility and organization will therefore develop and change in line with the needs of the organization.

We reserve the right to give preference to redundant employees in the county council.

The county council uses an electronic application form.

We look forward to receiving your application.