Environmental Sustainability Lawyer
1 week ago
We are a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Our mission is to provide innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Our vision is to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation across the world. We strive to achieve this by fostering diverse teams that make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. As an equal opportunity workplace, we offer challenging and meaningful careers with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.
Job OverviewThis role involves working as our Corporate Counsel, providing commercially minded, high-quality, strategic, and timely legal services. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to draft and negotiate contracts, manage litigation and disputes, advise on regulatory issues, and provide vital project management support to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations while mitigating legal risks.
Key Responsibilities- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including customer and supplier agreements, procurement contracts, MOUs/LOIs, confidentiality agreements, and other legal documents.
- Manage disputes and claims, including post-execution issues such as change orders, design defects, breach of contract issues, arbitration proceedings, and mediation processes.
- Provide close project management support to ensure smooth contract negotiation, execution, and resolution of legal issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
- Offer commercially minded, high-quality, strategic, and timely legal advice and guidance to internal stakeholders on a full spectrum of legal matters.
- Represent the company in legal proceedings and negotiations with external parties.
- Develop and maintain good relationships with external counsel.
- Support the continuous improvement of legal operations projects and processes to promote efficiency, including drafting contract templates such as global framework and intercompany agreements.
- Design and deliver legal training to the business.
- Conduct legal research and analysis of laws and regulations that impact the business.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a nationally recognized law school.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in commercial law, preferably at least 3 years in an in-house counsel role.
- Prior experience in the water technologies or engineering sector is preferred.
- Familiarity with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) is beneficial.
- Licensed to practice law and a member in good standing of the bar.
- Ability to travel up to 20% and relocate to any one of our US and Canadian-based sites.
We offer a competitive salary, $145,000 per year, plus additional benefits including health insurance, retirement savings plan, paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
We value diversity and inclusion, and we strive to foster a work environment that celebrates and values differences. If you are passionate about making a tangible difference in the field of environmental sustainability, please consider joining our team.
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