Senior Corporate Counsel

4 weeks ago


Peoria, United States Caterpillar Full time

Career Area:

Legal and Compliance

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

It's More Than a Job, It's a Career

Caterpillar is seeking a Health and Safety Senior Corporate Counsel to join its Legal Team in Peoria, Illinois or Dallas, TX. The attorney will be responsible for providing legal advice and support on workplace health and safety matters across the company, domestic and international. This role works directly with Caterpillar's Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) teams globally, as well as other legal professionals and reports to the Associate General Counsel - HR Law. The successful applicant will serve as a trusted advisor to the business, corporate and regulatory teams at Caterpillar. This position is an exciting opportunity for a health and safety attorney that seeks a challenging and rewarding diverse environment with an organization with consistent financial performance and historical significance. Caterpillar offers solutions that help our customers build a better, more sustainable world

What You Will Do:

* Provide legal counsel and advice to the company on workplace health and safety compliance and regulatory legal matters.
* Advise Caterpillar's Director of EHS as well as other EHS professionals and business unit attorneys on health and safety matters and compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
* Provide health and safety legal support for required certifications or permits, enforcement, and transactional matters, including M&A due diligence and health and safety related reviews of real estate transactions.
* Monitor new or changing laws and maintain knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.
* Work with the legal procurement team and business units to draft, review and negotiate health and safety related aspects of legal agreements and supplier, dealer, and customer requests and to review communications.
* Provide or support health and safety related trainings to leadership, the business or corporate teams as requested or as updates are warranted.

What You Have:

* Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
* Effective Communications: Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, including business professionals, outside counsel and regulators; ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams within legal and business units.
* Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
* Managing Multiple Priorities: Ability to work independently as well as in a team; able to manage multiple projects and prioritize.
* Legal Function: Significant experience working on health and safety matters and counseling (e.g. OSHA and other local workplace health and safety laws) including experience with regulatory and transactional due diligence.

Degree and Experience Requirements:

* J.D. from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
* Active Bar admission in any U.S. state and ability to practice as in-house counsel in Illinois or Texas, depending on location.
* Must have considerable law firm and/or in-house experience in workplace health and safety and with OSHA.

Additional Info:

* Location: Peoria, Illinois or Irving, Texas
* Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify
* Sponsorship is not available
* 5-10% travel is expected
* This posting will close at midnight on May 29, 2024

What You Will Get:

* Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
* Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays.
* All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

May 8, 2024 - May 29, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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