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Company: SNL - Sandia National Laboratories, NM - Remote
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JDHuntr - General Law Counsel / Senior Counsel - EHS $163,700 – $278,000 - Hybrid

Job Category: General Corporate / Environmental Health and Safety [ View All General Corporate Jobs ]
Job Reference: 89059
Job description:
Are you a licensed Attorney who has Environmental, Safety, and Health legal experience? Do you want to join a diverse team that advises on challenging issues of national interest? Then please apply! At this organization, you will provide environmental, safety, health, and other regulatory legal advice to enable compliance with laws and regulations while addressing the nation's most pressing national security needs. You will work for the entity that operates a national laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). The organization has facilities in multiple states, a budget of approximately $5B, and numerous complex operational test sites. As a federally funded research and development center, it operates under a Management and Operating (M&O) Contract with NNSA.

General Law Counsel / Senior Counsel - Environmental, Safety, and Health
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Job Type: Full time

A successful candidate will be called upon in any given day to ensure Sandia can meet its national security mission by:
Providing legal advice and counsel on environmental, safety and health law matters, including compliance, permitting, enforcement actions and litigation. Matters may cover Department of Energy nuclear or non-nuclear safety and health requirements; federal environmental requirements (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act, Toxic Substances and Control Act) as well as state and local equivalents; emergency management requirements; and related internal policies
Interacting with technical program staff, subject matter experts, management at all levels, DOE/NNSA oversight, and other regulatory bodies
Providing review of environmental, safety and health regulatory deliverables for legal sufficiency, including permits, policies, and responses to enforcement actions and other court actions
Providing analyses of proposed environmental, safety and health legislation or regulations for impacts to operations and advise on mitigation of risks
Handling administrative permit or rulemaking hearings, appeals and other legal proceedings, and managing and working with outside counsel as appropriate
Learning and providing legal advice and counsel in other administrative law areas
Drafting legal analyses, including memoranda, as appropriate

Qualifications We Require:
Law degree from an ABA accredited law school and active bar membership
Three or more years of experience at in-house legal department(s), government and/or law firm(s) specializing in environmental, safety and health matters
Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to communicate environmental, health and safety requirements
Demonstrated experience in advocacy or negotiation with regulatory agencies and citizen organizations to settle or resolve matters
Demonstrated ability to apply legal knowledge and judgment to clients, which may include experience in or demonstrated aptitude for in-house counseling, e.g., triage and issue spot quickly and competently, communicate complex legal challenges clearly, help inform and advise in a practical manner
Demonstrated ability to work with legal research tools (e.g., Westlaw), legal matter management and document systems (e.g. ServiceNow), litigation databases (e.g., Relativity), and collaboration platforms (e.g., Teams)
Ability to obtain and maintain a required DOE-Q level security clearance

Qualifications We Desire:
Scientific or technical degree or experience
Administrative or other litigation experience, including administrative hearings and enforcement proceedings
Experience with compliance programs
Demonstrated legal project management skills or other complex project management skills
Demonstrated strong writing, communication, and organizational skills
Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks/projects

Security Clearance:
Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.
Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

The selected applicant can work a combination of onsite and offsite work. The selected applicant must live within a reasonable distance for commuting to the assigned work location when necessary and is expected to work on-site a minimum of 2-3 days/week. This position may be filled at the Counsel or Senior Counsel level depending upon the experience and qualifications of the selected applicant.

Salary Range:
$163,700 - $278,000
*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

General Law Counsel / Senior Counsel - Environmental, Safety, and Health
$163,700 – $278,000

Sandia National Laboratories

Posting Duration:

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

89059
Company: SNL - Sandia National Laboratories
Skills:
Employment type: Full Time, Remote
Salary: $163,700 – $278,000
 
Other Information
 
Degree: JD
Experience (year): Unspecified
Job Location: Albuquerque, NM - Remote USA
Zip/Postal Code: 87101
Post Date: 08/25/2026
 
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