Candidate profile
Licensed attorney;

Juris Doctorate Degree from law school accredited by the American Bar Association;
Three to six years environmental and safety law experience, including experience with environmental and safety regulatory enforcement.
Strong time management, teamwork, problem solving, analytical, communication, research, and writing skills.
Ability to work independently and analyze complex issues.
Comfortable working in cross-cultural teams, collaborating across country boundaries with a sense for diversity and inclusion; and highest standards of ethics and integrity.

Activities

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

Providing legal advice to the corporate HSE Departments, project managers, and operating site HSE personnel on environmental, health and safety regulatory matters and site cleanup requirements including: regulatory developments and applicability; statutory interpretation; reporting obligations; cost recovery actions; and other HSE related matters.
Providing legal support to business units regarding HSE agency enforcement actions and compliance reporting.
Advising on remediation liabilities.
Supporting M&A Teams on HSE due diligence and Project Teams on contract review and drafting.
In conjunction with the Corporate, Projects, HSSE, Litigation, Trade & Compliance, and M&A teams, working cooperatively on all aspects of the TotalEnergies Company business activities in the U.S.
Context and environment
This position supports a wide variety of energy businesses spread across various business lines with a rapidly changing and expanding perimeter. In this position you will be a member of the TotalEnergies American Services (TEAS) entity providing HSE legal support and other key services to TotalEnergies' US businesses. Position requires keeping up-to-date with evolving State and Federal environmental regulations and statutes.
Position requires assisting the Deputy General Counsel with HSE litigation and agency enforcement matters, including document review and discovery, trial preparation, and negotiation of settlements.

Additional Information:

Advise corporate and operating site HSE personnel on environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance, including reporting obligations.
Advise remediation affiliate on legal matters relating to site cleanups.
Provide legal support for environmental litigation matters.
Provide HSE legal support for projects and M&A matters, including review of contracts and due diligence.
Support incident and crisis management teams