Counsel, HSE at Lyondell Basell North America

LyondellBasell
Basic Function

The Counsel, HSE position provides day-to-day legal support on various health, safety, and environmental matters to LYB's global operations. The position serves as a subject matter expert in environmental, health and safety law, working closely with operations, site HSE, and corporate HSE, as well as other attorneys in the legal department, government relations, strategic projects and transactions, and corporate sustainability. The position is expected to manage a docket of HSE legal matters and function as a strategic partner to the business, analyzing complex factual and legal issues, proactively identifying issues and advising on practical solutions. The position will report to the Lead Counsel, Global HSE.

Roles & Responsibilities
• Provide legal advice and counsel on HSE compliance issues, including air, water, waste, hazardous chemicals, personal and process safety, product safety, and security issues.
• Represent the company in enforcement actions before agencies with jurisdiction over environmental, health and safety issues.
• Manage privileged investigations and provide support as needed to environmental, health safety or security incidents.
• Advise on HSE legal aspects of commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
• Work with legal disputes team to manage and resolve disputes with third parties relating to HSE issues.
• Keep informed of regulatory and policy developments, participate in industry associations as designated, and partner with the business to identify potential impacts and compliance strategies.
• Manage outside counsel involved in HSE matters, including setting and maintaining budgets.
• Provide training to HSE clients as needed.
• Work with HSE paralegal to manage HSE disclosure reporting process.
Min. Qualifications
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience practicing environmental law preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of core federal environmental laws (e.g., CAA, CWA, RCRA, CERCLA) and experience navigating state counterparts; broad-based experience including compliance counseling and enforcement defense, permitting, transactional support, and litigation.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex legal and technical issues to executives and non-legal personnel.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage projects and lead cross-functional teams to achieve results.
• Negotiation, influencing and advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to excellence, teamwork, rigor, continuous improvement and engagement.
• Licensed to practice law in Texas or other states in the U.S., as applicable
• Travel may be required internationally and domestically (15-25%).
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience practicing environmental law at a large law firm.
• Experience advising on state air law (Texas, Louisiana, Iowa, Illinois, or New Jersey).
• Experience in the chemical or petrochemical industries.
• Experience working with European or other international environmental laws.
• Experience advising on health and safety (e.g., OSHA) and product safety matters (e.g., TSCA, REACH, Chemical Strategy for Sustainability.

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Competencies

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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells products into more than 100 countries and is the world's largest producer of polypropylene compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2022, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune Magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" for the fifth consecutive year.

We have the potential — and responsibility — to use this scale and reach to make a positive impact across our value chains. That's why we are working to make meaningful progress to address some of the world's most pressing challenges such as reducing plastic waste in the environment, helping to mitigate climate change and contributing to a thriving society for our employees, the communities where we operate and the people who depend on our products. To learn more, click here.

Must be at least 18 years of age and must be legally authorized to work in the United States (US) on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship.

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