Senior Environmental, Safety & Health Counsel — Hybrid
Sandia National Laboratories
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Job summary
Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico seeks a licensed attorney with environmental, safety, and health expertise to join a diverse regulatory team. The role provides legal counsel on compliance, permitting, enforcement actions, and litigation to support national security objectives.
The position may involve hybrid onsite and remote work and collaboration across regulatory bodies.
Qualifications
- Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active bar membership.
- Three+ years in-house, government, or law firm experience in environmental, safety and health matters.
- Experience with regulatory advocacy/negotiation with agencies and citizen groups.
- Ability to advise on complex regulatory issues and support DOE/NNSA requirements.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice on environmental, safety and health regulatory matters, including permits and enforcement actions.
- Review regulatory deliverables for legal sufficiency (permits, policies, responses).
- Analyze proposed environmental or safety legislation for operational impacts and risk mitigation.
- Manage hearings, rulemakings, and coordination with outside counsel when needed.
- Draft legal analyses and memoranda; support other administrative law needs.
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Job description
Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico seeks a licensed attorney with environmental, safety, and health expertise to join a diverse regulatory team. The role provides legal counsel on compliance, permitting, enforcement actions, and litigation to support national security objectives.
The position may involve hybrid onsite and remote work and collaboration across regulatory bodies.
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