Associate General Counsel - Environmental

Title: Associate General Counsel - Environmental

Date: Aug 26, 2024

Location: Dallas, TX, US, 75201

Basic Function

HF Sinclair in Dallas, TX is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Environmental who will assist the Deputy General Counsel in performing the duties of the Legal Department. This role will also provide counseling and legal advice/support on refining, pipeline and related environmental, health and safety matters.

Job Duties

(functions considered essential as defined by ADA):

• Provide professional legal advice to assist the Companies with compliance with applicable environmental and other laws and regulations (RMP, PMP, OSHA, EPA and relevant state agencies).
• Advise management of the legal implications of administrative and operational activities.
• Plan and develop solutions to existing or potential legal problems involving the Companies, and advise management concerning legal rights and obligations.
• Coordinate and develop the Companies’ advocacy position on future legislative and regulatory matters and participate in various industry trade organizations with focus on environmental issues.
• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and provide training to business teams.
• Collaborate proactively with business partners to anticipate issues and create a culture of compliance.
• Participate in continuing legal education programs and other activities as necessary to keep informed of developments in the law, new and proposed statutes and regulations, economic and social issues and other matters of interest to the Companies and the energy industry.
• Conduct legal due diligence for possible acquisitions and dispositions.
• Coordinate outside counsel’s involvement in various matters.
• Communicate/interact with governmental agencies and outside counsel.

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

Experience

• A minimum of ten years’ experience as a licensed attorney in environmental law in the petroleum refining industry.
• Member in good standing of the Texas State Bar (or another state in which the Company owns significant assets).

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of ten years’ experience as a licensed attorney with eight years of environmental law in the petroleum refining industry is preferred.
• A minimum of a Jurisprudence Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school is required.

Required Skills

• Superior legal drafting and analysis skills.
• Excellent and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail with well-developed analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, research and document review skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• A proactive, positive and energetic approach with a commitment to providing excellent service and a desire to interact and build client relationships with each department in the Companies.
• Service-oriented attitude towards clients.
• Ability to thrive in a collegial work environment where everyone's views are respected and valued.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.

Must be able to supervise and lead work of paralegals and outside counsel effectively.

Work Conditions

Office based with travel up to 25% by land and air required. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions.

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, talking and hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, reaching or grasping, lifting or carrying up to 40 lbs., pushing or pulling up to 40 lbs., perceiving color differences, ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential, and valid. State driver’s license and proof of insurance required.

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 other specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country. 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.