Senior Environmental Counsel

What will you do? Make an impact!

Tradebe is seeking a Senior Environmental Counsel to partner with our business leaders to ensure compliance with RCRA, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and other applicable environmental regulations. This role provides strategic legal and business counsel on environmental, regulatory, and operational matters while identifying and managing legal risks across the organization. The position may also support other areas of law, including corporate, commercial, labor and employment, real estate, dispute resolution, and business development (M&A).

Key Job Responsibilities: 

• Provide counseling and environmental legal support including compliance assistance, support for environmental and other permits, interpretative guidance, agency negotiations and preventive law
• Identify and analyze environmental issues that impact the operation, execution, and success of the business
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide senior advisory services to business partners  
• Negotiate, coordinate, monitor and manage complex legal issues and make legal decisions
• Make recommendations to senior leaders on strategy and new initiatives, based on an in-depth understanding of the business
• Develops and implements programs, conducts presentations, and participates in other activities to educate Company employees as to the Company policies and procedures and legal compliance requirements
• Other duties as assigned 

Do you have what it takes?

Required Qualifications – must have

Education: 

• Law degree from an accredited law school required
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar required 

Experience: 

• Minimum of 10 years of practice required
• Knowledge of the environmental laws and RCRA regulatory experience
• Meaningful experience in handling other legal issues that arise in connection with operation of facilities and field services
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor/customer contracts
• Experience giving management training
• Experience serving as effective spokesperson for the company in dealings with government regulators

Skills:

• Resilient and committed to delivering results with drive, energy and a hands-on, proactive approac..
• Self-motivated and trustworthy, taking ownership of your actions and choices.
• Honest and willing to speak out, collaborative and respectful of others in building relationships. 

Preferred Qualifications – nice to have

Experience:

• 6 years of environmental law practice and/or in-house counsel at environmental services company highly preferred