Counsel - Environmental & Regulatory

About the role

Phillips 66 & YOU - Together we can fuel the future The Counsel – Environmental & Regulatory will report to the Managing Counsel – Environmental & Regulatory and will use their knowledge and experience in environmental and regulatory law to provide legal advice and counsel to Refining and Midstream facilities, and to assist and support the research, reporting, management, and handling of legal matters in the Environmental & Regulatory practice group of a large, publicly-traded, integrated midstream and downstream energy company.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day advice and counsel to Midstream and Refining facilities on environmental and regulatory issues, compliance counseling, and enforcement resolution.
• Providing advice and counsel to the business on all aspects of agency regulatory development and oversight.
• Conducting legal research (federal and state equivalents) on Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA/Superfund, EPCRA, NEPA, TSCA, Endangered Species Act, Oil Pollution Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, and OSHA and PHMSA requirements.
• Investigating facts underlying environmental/regulatory matters, including PSM, RMP, and Fuels/Renewable Fuels registration, for drafting and preparing responses to governmental agencies.
• Maintaining past and current reportable matters for quarterly SEC Reporting of Legal Proceedings.
• Working with HSE and External Reporting in completing and submitting RCRA and UST financial assurance filings to various states and federal environmental agencies.
• Staying abreast of trends and developments in environmental and regulatory regulations, case law, and settlements within the industry.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• Active license in good standing to practice law in Texas or other U.S. state
• 5 or more years of experience and general knowledge of environmental and regulatory law, terminology, and clauses associated with energy industry
• Working knowledge of a sufficient number of the following: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, CERCLA/Superfund, EPCRA, NEPA, TSCA, Renewable Fuel registration, Endangered Species Act, Oil Pollution Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, RCRA, Solid Waste Disposal Act, OSHA, or PH