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Counsel, Litigation and Environmental
Job Location:
Job Location:
Dallas, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
12 September 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Basic Function
HF Sinclair in Dallas Tx is seeking an Environmental Counsel who will assist General Counsel and Associate General Counsel withenvironmental health and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance and operational legal matters. Provide legal guidance and support on environmental permitting compliance enforcement remediation and workplace safety matters. This role operates with independence and is expected to own execution not merely advise across a broad range of commercial transactional and operational legal matters.
Job Duties
- Work with business commercial and operational (Midstream and Downstream) teams on Environmental Health and Safety regulatory and compliance matters.
- Advise the company on compliance with federal state and local environmental laws.
- Interpret regulations and permit requirements.
- Support environmental teams on air water waste remediation chemical reporting and permitting matters.
- Review regulatory submissions agency correspondence and environmental reports.
- Provide legal guidance on emerging environmental regulations and enforcement trends.
- Advise on OSHA process safety management (PSM) industrial hygiene contractor safety emergency response and workplace safety requirements.
- Counsel business leaders regarding incident reporting obligations and corrective actions.
- Direct or support internal investigations
- Coordinate with EHS personnel operations consultants and outside counsel.
Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by his/her superior as determined from timeto time in the supervisors sole and complete discretion.
Experience
- Minimum of five (5) years experience as an EHS regulatory lawyer at a top-tier law firm public corporation or regulatory agency with demonstrated regulatory work experience
- Strong academic credentials and a stable work history
- Reputation for high ethical standards and integrity
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Experience with administrative/judicial enforcement and environmental permitting matters;
- Experience managing a large docket of cases and matters and working with federal or state government agencies
- Knowledge of EHS statutes and regulations applicable to the petroleum refining industry
- Experience counseling business and operation managers on compliance with EHS laws and regulations.
Education Level
- Minimum of a Jurisprudence Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association accredited law schoolis required.
Required Skills
Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills; strong organizational skills advanced reading and writing skills; strong interpersonal problem solving research and document review and word-processing and in good standing with a state bar is required (admission to the State Bar of Texas is strongly preferred). Ability to effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization and outside counsel both written and verbal communication. Strong public speaking skills along with presentation skills. Extremely responsive to a high volume of diverse requests. Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team self-motivated organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. Cooperative and encourages collaboration and builds understanding; ability to find common ground and solve problems and who owns their own projects and commitments.
Supervisory/Managerial Responsibility
None.
Work Conditions
Office based with travel up to 20% by land and air required. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions. Petroleum refinery and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals pressure vessels tanks and rotating equipment.
Benefits
HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include but are not limited to the following:
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Paid Time-Off
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
- Educational Reimbursement
- Parental Bonding Time
- Employee Discounts
Physical Requirements
Job conditions require standing walking sitting talking or hearing making visual inspections making precise hand and finger movements lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs. pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs. perceiving color differences required to wear personal protective equipment as needed (beards are not permitted).Job conditions may require twisting stooping crouching kneeling reaching or grasping and working in confined spaces as permitted.
Our One HF Sinclair Culture:
At HF Sinclair we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety Integrity Teamwork Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees communities environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees investors communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different together makes us stronger.
About HF Sinclair Corporation
HF Sinclair Corporation headquartered in Dallas Texas is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline diesel fuel jet fuel renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico Wyoming Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation terminalling storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S. the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New addition subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S. Canada and the Netherlands and export products to more than 80 countries.
Equal Opportunity Employer
HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination
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