Closing Date: 8th May, 2026
Description:
Salary$44.98 - $71.96 Hourly
$93,552 - $149,683 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C12
Posting Details
Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date
Department Name: Resource Management Division
Program Area: Office of General Counsel
Looking for a rewarding career and growth opportunity? The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is seeking highly engaged talent to assist us in our mission to protect and restore the environment and foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations. Come be a part of our great team for change! Learn more at: https://www.env.nm.gov/
As a valued new employee to the NMED, you will receive five (5) full days of leave in your leave.
NMED participates in E-Verify and will verify employment eligibility upon hire
Why does the job exist?
This position will provide assignments and direct supervision to Santa Fe based attorneys. Provide legal advice and represent the Department and all of its divisions in administrative and environmental law-related matters. Provide advanced and complex legal work as well as provide direct legal services to the Department and Divisions, including division directors, division management, bureaus and technical staff, and provide legal and policy advice regarding complex situations involving environmental litigation matters. Handle a complex and considerable legal workload for the Department to include conducting legal review of Contracts, Memorandums of Understanding and Agreements, and Joint Power Agreements.
This position will provide assignments and direct supervision to Santa Fe based attorneys. Provide legal advice and represent the Department and all of its divisions in administrative and environmental law-related matters. Provide advanced and complex legal work as well as provide direct legal services to the Department and Divisions, including division directors, division management, bureaus and technical staff, and provide legal and policy advice regarding complex situations involving environmental litigation matters. Handle a complex and considerable legal workload for the Department to include conducting legal review of Contracts, Memorandums of Understanding and Agreements, and Joint Power Agreements.
How does it get done?
Who are the customers?
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:
Minimum Qualification:
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and five (5) years of experience in the practice of law. Must be licensed as an attorney by the Supreme Court of New Mexico or qualified to apply for limited practice license.
Employment Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course certification.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) Some sitting, standing, bending, and reaching may be required.
Supplemental Information:
Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here (http://www.spo.state.nm.us/total-compensation.aspx)
Agency Contact Information: Raymond Romero (505)469-6471 or Email (https://careers.share.nm.gov/psc/hprdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/ray.romero@env.nm.gov)
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
For more information on how to apply, please check out the Application Guide: link (https://www.spo.state.nm.us/work-for-new-mexico/faq/)
Bargaining Unit Position:
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining unit.
- Perform the most advanced and complex legal work for clients
- Handle a complex and considerable legal workload for the Department
- Supervise Santa Fe based attorney positions
- New Mexicans to protect and restore the environment
- Occasional contact with external Federal, State and Local regulatory bodies as well as contractors and environmental not for profit organizations
- Internal staff
Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:
- Practice of Environmental, Administrative, and Regulatory Law
- Superb writing skills
- Drafting regulations
- Negotiating settlements
- Representing clients
- Working on multiple tasks under tight deadlines
Minimum Qualification:
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited school of law and five (5) years of experience in the practice of law. Must be licensed as an attorney by the Supreme Court of New Mexico or qualified to apply for limited practice license.
Employment Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course certification.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) Some sitting, standing, bending, and reaching may be required.
Supplemental Information:
Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here (http://www.spo.state.nm.us/total-compensation.aspx)
Agency Contact Information: Raymond Romero (505)469-6471 or Email (https://careers.share.nm.gov/psc/hprdcg/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/ray.romero@env.nm.gov)
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
For more information on how to apply, please check out the Application Guide: link (https://www.spo.state.nm.us/work-for-new-mexico/faq/)
Bargaining Unit Position:
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining unit.
