Managing Counsel, Environmental and Regulatory

About the role

The Managing Counsel, Environmental and Regulatory reports to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Employment, Environmental and Regulatory, and leads a team of attorneys and legal professionals within a large corporate law department at a publicly traded, international energy company.

This role carries responsibility for the full scope of Phillips 66’s environmental, health, safety, and regulatory legal function — spanning refining, midstream, and energy transition operations across multiple states and jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of environmental and regulatory attorneys and legal professionals, setting priorities, allocating workload, and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with senior legal leadership on team structure, succession planning, and the development of lawyers with strong business acumen who can serve as genuine business partners.
• Direct the work of both in-house attorneys and outside counsel across a broad and active docket, driving quality, efficiency, and value.
• Lead strategy on significant multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional enforcement matters, including defense of federal and state regulatory inspections, administrative proceedings, consent decrees, deferred prosecution agreements, and penalty negotiations with EPA, DOJ, and state environmental agencies.
• Oversee compliance with existing consent decrees and settlement obligations, including coordination with third-party auditors, compliance monitors, and agency counterparts.
• Monitor and advise on legal and regulatory developments, emerging enforcement trends, and evolving policy changes that may affect Phillips 66 operations.
• Partner closely with HSE, Operations, Compliance, and other stakeholders to anticipate regulatory developments and support consistent decision-making across the enterprise.
• Provide strategic legal guidance on environmental aspects of facility redevelopment, remediation, water rights, permitting, and engagement with regulatory agencies in connection with reuse or divestiture of industrial properties.
• Support environmental aspects of business development transactions and major infrastructure projects, including due diligence, liability allocation, NEPA and CEQA review, and coordination with outside permitting counsel.

Requirements

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• Member in good standing of any U.S. bar
• 15 or more years as a lawyer with substantial environmental, health, safety, and regulatory experience in energy, refining, midstream, or petrochemical industries
• Experience leading or managing teams of attorneys and legal professionals, with a track record of developing talent and building high-performing groups

Qualifications

• Experience negotiating resolutions with EPA, DOJ, and state agencies in consent decree, deferred prosecution agreement, or administrative settlement contexts
• Familiarity with NEPA, CEQA, and federal and state permitting frameworks applicable to pipeline and energy infrastructure projects
• Experience with environmental considerations in SEC disclosure and federal and state financial assurance programs
• Experience providing advice to clients in crisis management situations
• Broad working knowledge of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, PHMSA, RMP regulations, Endangered Species Act, Oil Pollution Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and USACE permitting requirements

Skills

• Reputation as a proactive, solutions-oriented business partner; strong ability to build trust and alignment with senior business stakeholders across functions
• Superior negotiation, advocacy, and judgment in high-stakes regulatory and enforcement settings
• Comprehensive analytical, conceptual, problem-solving, planning, evaluation, and legal project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to use AI-enabled tools and technologies responsibly and effectively to improve work quality, speed, and decision-making
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to counsel senior business leaders and engage effectively with regulators, opposing counsel, and non-lawyer audiences

Benefits

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Pay

This position has a base salary range of $295,200- $360,800.

Schedule

Full-time position.