Legal Counsel, Safety, Health & Environment; SHE - land, CO or Chicago, IL

Legal Counsel, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) - Loveland, CO or Chicago, IL

Location:

Deerfield, IL 60015;
Loveland, CO 80538

Workplace Type:
On-Site

Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level

Job Type: Full Time

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world‑class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers’ needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

• Provide expert legal guidance to internal Nutrien stakeholders with accountability within the Safety Health & Environmental function, encompassing all aspects of compliance with the law and best practices applicable to environmental and health and safety matters.
• Advise on environmental, safety and security requirements, permitting and compliance and incident response and privileged investigations, and provide counsel on other regulatory, safety, and environmental matters as needed.
• Initiate and manage privileged investigations as necessary.
• Provide input on the decisions of whether to retain external counsel and assist in the oversight of same when retained.
• Continuously monitor, identify and communicate regulatory compliance requirements that have the potential to impact Nutrien Globally.
• Synthesize and provide guidance to senior leadership and other internal Nutrien stakeholders interpreting regulatory compliance standards and recommended paths forward that align with Nutrien’s strategic priorities.
• Clearly identify risks and regulatory strategies to mitigate risks across subject matters in all jurisdictions in which the company operates or sells to.
• Participate in various associations and working groups related to regulatory, safety and environmental matters.
• Provide legal guidance on the integration of acquired businesses with respect to environmental and safety matters, ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Nutrien’s policies.
• Comply with all Company standards, policies and procedures pertaining to appropriate conduct for employees, including the Statement of Core Values and Code of Business Conduct; the Respect in the Workplace Policy;
  Safety, Health and Environment Policies; and any other applicable standards, policies and procedures as implemented and/or revised by the Company or by legislation.

• Must be a licensed Attorney in the U.S.
• At least 4‑7 years in a business environment as in‑house counsel or comparable law firm experience.
• Highly developed skills and significant experience with environmental and safety compliance, permitting and incident response, and privileged investigations.
• Experience working directly with business executives and operations.
• Ability to be strategic, practical, assertive, adaptable, creative and flexible.
• Ability to analyze and extrapolate information and have strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic team environment.
• Ability to identify risks and propose alternative approaches to mitigate.
• Ability to handle a large volume and variety of legal projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to manage external counsel.
• Excellent decision‑making and problem solving skills.
• Ability to perform independently and to collaborate in a team environment.
• Skills and experience with agricultural crop inputs regulation encompassing the mining, manufacture, transportation and sales and application of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.
• Skills and experience with environmental and safety compliance and permitting and incident response and privileged investigations.
• Prior…