Environmental Counsel

Petro Papa; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time-Off

401(k) Retirement Plan with match

Educational Reimbursement

Parental Bonding Time

Employee Discounts

Job summary

HF Sinclair Corporation in Dallas, TX seeks an Environmental Counsel to join the General Counsel team and handle environmental, health and safety regulatory matters across our midstream and downstream operations. You will provide guidance on permitting, compliance and enforcement, and own execution on a broad range of matters beyond just advising.

The role requires at least five years as an EHS regulatory lawyer, a JD from an ABA-approved school, and bar admission (Texas preferred).

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as an EHS regulatory lawyer at a top-tier law firm, public corporation, or regulatory agency.
• Strong academic credentials and a stable work history.
• Reputation for high ethical standards and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Work with business, commercial, and operational teams on Environmental Health and Safety regulatory and compliance matters.
• Advise on compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws.
• Interpret regulations and permit requirements.
• Support environmental teams on air, water, waste, remediation, and permitting matters.
• Review regulatory submissions, agency correspondence, and environmental reports.
• Provide guidance on emerging environmental regulations and enforcement trends.
• Advise on OSHA, PSM, industrial hygiene, contractor safety, and workplace safety requirements.
• Counsel business leaders regarding incident reporting obligations and corrective actions.
• Direct or support internal investigations.
• Coordinate with EHS personnel, operations, consultants, and outside counsel.

Skills

Legal drafting

Analytical skills

Public speaking

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Juris Doctorate (ABA-accredited)

Bar admission (Texas preferred)

Job description

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HF Sinclair in Dallas, Tx is seeking an Environmental Counsel who will assist General Counsel and Associate General Counsel withenvironmental, health and safety (EHS), regulatory compliance, and operational legal matters. Provide legal guidance and support on environmental permitting, compliance, enforcement, remediation, and workplace safety matters. This role operates with independence and is expected to own execution, not merely advise, across a broad range of commercial, transactional, and operational legal matters.

Job Duties

• Work with business, commercial, and operational (Midstream and Downstream) teams on Environmental Health and Safety regulatory and compliance matters.
• Advise the company on compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws.
• Interpret regulations and permit requirements.
• Support environmental teams on air, water, waste, remediation, chemical reporting, and permitting matters.
• Review regulatory submissions, agency correspondence, and environmental reports.
• Provide legal guidance on emerging environmental regulations and enforcement trends.
• Advise on OSHA, process safety management (PSM), industrial hygiene, contractor safety, emergency response, and workplace safety requirements.
• Counsel business leaders regarding incident reporting obligations and corrective actions.
• Direct or support internal investigations
• Coordinate with EHS personnel, operations, consultants, and outside counsel.

Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by his/her superior, as determined from timeto time in the supervisor’s sole and complete discretion.

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience as an EHS regulatory lawyer at a top-tier law firm, public corporation, or regulatory agency with demonstrated regulatory work experience
• Strong academic credentials and a stable work history
• Reputation for high ethical standards and integrity

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with administrative/judicial enforcement and environmental permitting matters;
• Experience managing a large docket of cases and matters and working with federal or state government agencies
• Knowledge of EHS statutes and regulations applicable to the petroleum refining industry
• Experience counseling business and operation managers on compliance with EHS laws and regulations.
• Minimum of a Jurisprudence Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association accredited law schoolis required.

Required Skills

Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills; strong organizational skills, advanced reading and writing skills; strong interpersonal, problem solving, research and document review, and word-processing skills.Licensed and in good standing with a state bar is required (admission to the State Bar of Texas is strongly preferred). Ability to effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization and outside counsel, both written and verbal communication. Strong public speaking skills along with presentation skills. Extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests. Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team, self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. Cooperative and encourages collaboration and builds understanding; ability to find common ground and solve problems, and who owns their own projects and commitments.

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Work Conditions

Office based with travel up to 20% by land and air required. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions. Petroleum refinery and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment.

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards .

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs., pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs., perceiving color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed (beards are not permitted).Job conditions may require twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination

Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth