General Law Counsel ​/ Senior Counsel - Environmental, Safety, and Health, Hybrid

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Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide

Extraordinary co-workers

Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world

Career advancement and enrichment opportunities

Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)

Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World-changing technologies. Life-changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

* These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like:

Are you a licensed Attorney who has Environmental, Safety, and Health legal experience? Do you want to join a diverse team that advises on challenging issues of national interest?

At Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) you will provide environmental, safety, health, and other regulatory legal advice to enable Sandia to comply with laws and regulations while addressing the nation's most pressing national security needs. You will work for National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (NTESS), which operates Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

Sandia has facilities in multiple states, a budget of approximately $5B, and numerous complex operational test sites. As a federally funded research and development center, NTESS operates under a Management and Operating (M&O) Contract with NNSA.

A successful candidate will be called upon in any given day to ensure Sandia can meet its national security mission by:

Providing legal advice and counsel on environmental, safety and health law matters, including compliance, permitting, enforcement actions and litigation. Matters may cover Department of Energy nuclear or non-nuclear safety and health requirements; federal environmental requirements (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act, Toxic Substances and Control Act) as well as state and local equivalents;

emergency management requirements; and related internal policies

Interacting with technical program staff, subject matter experts, management at all levels, DOE/NNSA oversight, and other regulatory bodies

Providing review of environmental, safety and health regulatory deliverables for legal sufficiency, including permits, policies, and responses to enforcement actions and other court actions

Providing analyses of proposed environmental, safety and health legislation or regulations for impacts to operations and advise on mitigation of risks

Handling administrative permit or rule making hearings, appeals and other legal proceedings, and managing and working with outside counsel as appropriate

Learning and providing legal advice and counsel in other administrative law areas

Drafting legal analyses, including memoranda, as appropriate

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary and is expected to work on-site a minimum of 2-3 days/week. This position may be filled at the Counsel or Senior Counsel level depending upon the experience and qualifications of the selected applicant.

Salary Range:

$163,700 - $278,000

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require:

Law degree from an ABA accredited law school and active bar membership

Three or more years of experience at in-house legal department(s), government and/or law firm(s) specializing in environmental, safety and health matters

Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to communicate environmental, health and safety requirements

Demonstrated experience in advocacy or negotiation with regulatory agencies and citizen organizations to settle or resolve matters

Demonstrated ability to apply legal knowledge and judgment to clients, which may include experience in or demonstrated aptitude for in-house counseling, e.g., triage and issue spot quickly and competently, communicate complex legal…