Gates

Environmental Counsel

Gates • $155K — $170K *
Denver, CO 80219In-Person
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in environmental law and regulatory compliance.
  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.
  • Active license to practice law in the U.S.; Colorado Bar admission preferred.
  • Experience with Clean Air Act compliance and hazardous waste regulations.
  • Strong advocacy and project management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on environmental compliance and permitting related to safety regulations.
  • Manage complex environmental litigation and negotiations with agencies.
  • Provide legal advice on sustainability and environmental due diligence.
  • Deliver technical guidance on a variety of environmental regulations.
  • Assess and collaborate with internal stakeholders on regulatory impacts.
  • Support communication with environmental agencies globally.
  • Lead site investigations and remediation strategies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision insurance effective from first month of hire.
  • Generous paid time off: 3 weeks vacation, 11 holidays, and 8 sick days.
  • 401(k) plan with 3% company contribution and match.
  • Tuition reimbursement available.
Full Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Compliance & Risk Management: Advising on environmental compliance, permitting, and incident response related to safety and environmental regulations.
  • Litigation & Negotiations: Managing complex environmental litigation, enforcement actions, and negotiations with government agencies.
  • Corporate Support: Providing legal advice on transactional matters, sustainability, and environmental due diligence.
  • Provide extensive environmental regulatory, permitting, technical guidance, and support for topics including but not limited to:
    • Product/chemicals regulations, standards & abatement (Packaging, REACH, RoHS, PFAS, GADSL, PCBs, asbestos, lead, etc.)
    • Air & greenhouse gas emissions
    • Wastewater and storm water
    • Solid and hazardous waste, reuse & recycling
    • Environmental marketing
    • Life cycle assessment & carbon footprint
    • Pollution prevention & resource conservation
    • Storage tank management
    • HSE Management Systems (ISO 14001, 14040, 14044. 45001, 50001, etc.)
  • Assess, inform and collaborate with internal stakeholders to minimize impact of environmental regulations to business, operations, products, and commercial mark
  • Advise on environmental clauses in agreements or conditions for business and property transactions
  • Support communications and negotiations with federal, state, and local environmental agencies around the world in collaboration with regional HSE teams
  • Facilitate audit program to achieve compliance and reasonable assurance
  • Lead site investigations, remediation strategies, and cost control for remediation portfolio
  • Provide technical support and data for environmental reserves and reporting (10K, Sustainability Report, CSRD, etc.)
  • Manage environmental department invoice processing & accruals


Keys to Success

  • Requires depth and breadth of expertise in specialized area
  • Considered a company subject matter expert in their particular discipline
  • Incorporates understanding of business objectives and strategies in recommending functional goals and operating plans
  • Leads projects with notable risk and complexity
  • Decision making involves researching, analyzing and evaluating data and using judgment in applying professional expertise
  • Anticipates business, vendor and/or regulatory changes; recommends product, process or service improvements
  • Communicates complex concepts, anticipates potential objections and persuades senior executives, to adopt a different point of view


Supervisory Responsibilities

  • Provides technical leadership and consultation to management and peers
  • 1-2 direct reports


Requirements and Preferred Skills

  • 5+ years of experience in environmental law, regulatory compliance, and enforcement.
  • Education: A Juris Doctor (JD) degree is required.
  • Licensure: Active license to practice law in the U.S., with a strong preference for admission to the Colorado Bar or eligibility to waive into it.
  • Areas of Expertise: Specific experience in Clean Air Act compliance, hazardous waste regulations, remediation, and permitting is highly sought after.
  • Skills: Strong advocacy, project management, and negotiation skills, along with the ability to manage external counsel.
  • 25-30% travel allotment, both domestic and international
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship


Pay & Benefits
  • Full-Time
  • Salary Range: $155,000 - $170,000
  • Bonus Eligible: 15%
  • Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
  • Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (9 scheduled & 2 floating) + 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued
  • 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement


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About Gates

Gates Industrial Corporation plc, based in Denver, Colorado, is a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products, which are used in diverse industrial and automotive applications. The company employs over 14,000 and has sales and manufacturing operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
Learn more about Gates
Size
15,050 employees
Market Cap
$3.1 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$79.4 million
5 Year Trend
+4.8%
Revenue
$2.7 billion
NASDAQ
GTES
* Ladders Estimates

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