EDPR - Senior Operations Environmental Analyst

Houston, TX

Description:

• The Senior Operations Environmental Analyst will support EDPR North America’s operating assets with environmental regulatory compliance matters and EDPR NA’s ISO 14001 certified Environmental, Health & Safety Management System (EHSMS) and will also manage environmental compliance for projects under construction while creating and promoting a culture of environmental excellence and consummate compliance with standards and regulations.

Duties:

• Manage environmental construction compliance for EDPR NA’s wind and solar projects under construction.
• Provide training and guidance to EDPR NA staff regarding environmental issues for operating assets.
• Advise Operation Managers regarding interpretation of environmental regulations.
• Assist operating sites with compliance with federal, state, and local permitting and regulatory environmental requirements.
• Ensure that permits are obtained, renewed, and closed as needed for operating assets.
• Manage project obligation tracker for operating assets to ensure that fulfillment of permit obligations are documented.
• Ensure that environmental plans and programs are implemented and maintained as required by federal, state, and local regulatory requirements for operating assets.
• Develop, maintain, and improve on a waste management program that strives to minimize waste generation and waste management-related risks.
• Conduct annual compliance assessments of select operating assets.
• Manage, control, and administer environmental management system documents and procedures
• Support EDPR NA’s Environmental Health & Safety Management System (EHSMS) and improvements for operating assets.
• Ensure that environmental records and documentation are properly maintained.
• Supervise the work of environmental consultants.
• Attend agency meetings and site visits as needed and lead strategy meetings.

Requirements:

• Additional duties as required
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 2+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 Standard
• Knowledge of EPCRA, SPCC, CWA, and waste management regulations
• Knowledge of wildlife laws (ESA, MBTA, BGEPA) is a plus
• Experience with management system audits is a plus
• Bachelors or better in Environmental and Earth Science or related field.

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Natural Resources Defense Advocate - E2 Federal Advocate

Washington, D.C.

Description: 

• NRDC is seeking an experienced advocacy and outreach professional to join the Center for Policy Advocacy department’s Federal Affairs team and lead federal advocacy efforts for NRDC’s E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) business affiliate. This position requires someone with both proven legislative and outreach experience and the ability to work with business leaders and volunteer members. This person will work to increase E2’s presence and effectiveness on Capitol Hill and with federal agencies, and coordinate with state advocates and E2 chapter directors to develop and implement state advocacy activities that complement federal goals at the intersection of the environment and the economy. This includes policies to advance clean energy and clean transportation to reduce carbon pollution; improving industrial and agricultural practices to reduce pollution and protecting our drinking water and our ocean economy.

Duties:

• Work with NRDC federal affairs team and E2 staff to help develop and implement legislative advocacy strategies and to support federal policy goals from E2’s unique business and economic perspective.
• Work with the E2 Executive Director to determine strategy and establish and direct E2’s membership advocacy at the federal level, and to integrate the work of E2’s regional staff advocates and E2 chapters to complement federal goals.
• Coordinate with E2 state and regional advocates located across the country.
• Prepare and manage federal advocacy trips, meetings, briefings and draft sign-on letters and other materials for E2 and its members.
• Represent E2 on Capitol Hill, executive agencies, and with outside organizations.
• Develop materials used to inform and persuade policymakers and the general public.
• Respond to inquiries from Capitol Hill staff and members.
• Help develop and work with other coalitions to enhance advocacy before Congress.
• Work closely with E2 members across the country on advocacy issues.

Requirements:

• This is not an entry level position. At least 3-7 years of experience on the Hill or at a trade association or an advocacy organization that involved working closely with Congress is required. Please do not apply if you do not meet this qualification.
• Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
• Ability to think strategically and holistically across advocacy, communication and member engagement is required.
• Although not required, preference is given for experience in energy and environmental issues.
• Although not required, prior business experience, or proven ability to advocate on behalf of businesses, is highly desirable.
• Experience in working with remote team members is highly desirable.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.

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Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future - Sr. Program Officer

Baltimore, MD

Description:

• The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) is based at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Environmental Health & Engineering.  CLF is seeking a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to join its Food System Policy team and play a central role in developing, implementing and evaluating activities that engage the public health field in agriculture and food system policy at domestic and global levels. Working closely with, and supervised by CLF’s Program Director of Food System Policy, the SPO is directly involved in implementing a diverse set of projects and activities aiming to advance policies that protect public health and support a healthy, equitable, and sustainable food system. Areas of focus include industrial food animal production, food system externalities, food and agriculture policy regulation and legislation at all levels, and marketplace campaigns.

Duties:

• Work closely with the Food System Policy Program Director (PD) and liaise with CLF leadership to ensure the successful implementation of the Center’s policy activities;
• Serve as the PD’s deputy and as acting program director in the PD’s absence (and when assigned) in order to ensure the successful implementation of program activities;
• Provide effective leadership and program management skills in the implementation of program activities and in cultivating effective working relationships with colleagues;
• Supervise, coach, mentor, and oversee program staff and student research assistants as assigned/needed operating within compliance to all JHU supervisory policies;
• Perform ongoing assessment of the multiple levers of change (e.g regulatory environment, economic factors, marketplace developments and legislative initiatives at the state and federal level, etc.) tied to key food, agriculture, environment, and public health issues;
• Actively conduct surveillance and analysis of key food system policy issues, with a particular focus on those with direct implications f or public health;
• Lead policy-oriented outreach, organizing and engagement activities for CLF and develop a network of organizations and individuals focused on the public health/environment/food & agriculture nexus;
• Responsible for leading activity development/new initiatives or special projects and/or portfolios of work that arise and determined to be integral to the policy program and CLF;
• Collaborate with CLF colleagues to develop work plans for effectively promoting health/food agriculture issues within policy arenas and ensure synergy throughout CLF;
• Actively participate in CLF research projects as appropriate, including the design and implementation of relevant policy research, including the oversight of graduate research assistant activities;
• Serve as a technical resource for CLF education projects and activities, including in the review of materials, providing lectures, etc;
• Manage multiple projects initiated from within the Food System Policy Program;  and, work with CLF colleagues leading other projects with policy elements in order to achieve synergies of effort and strengthen capacity for center-wide  policy engagement;
• Actively communicate and collaborate with CLF leadership and staff, throughout the Center, and particularly with colleagues involved in policy, advocacy and communication activities;
• Work closely with CLF’s communications and public affairs teams to produce needed science translation materials and social media products;
• Lead grant-writing and proposal development efforts, as assigned, to support CLF’s food system policy initiatives;
• Lead the development and writing of policy papers; op-eds, fact sheets; blogs, and other communications materials as needed in support of program and CLF objectives;
• Play a lead role in organizing and convening policy-oriented meetings and events for CLF;
• Represent CLF (as assigned) in select arenas, and serve as liaison and collaborator with multiple organizations that complement CLF’s resources and expertise;
• Speak and present publicly at key events;
• Oversee and process CLF internal approval documents (i.e., Activity Brief Approvals, Travel requests, etc.) for the program to ensure adherence to CLF and JHU policy and procedures;
• Develop, produce, and/or edit high-quality project and program level reports, contracts with partnering organizations and/or suppliers, and grant proposals as needed basis.
• Oversee and monitor program, project and activity level budgets and spending for projects and activities within the Policy Program. 

Requirements:

• Masters’ degree (M.A., MHS, MPH) in public health policy or a related discipline required.
• Five (5) years of relevant work experience in policy and/or public health program management required.
• Significant experience working directly on food system policy projects.

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Compass Minerals - Corporate Counsel

Overland Park, KS

Description:

•  Searching for a talented mid-level attorney who can work collaboratively with business unit leaders and other functional managers supporting a variety of commercial transactions, managing key legal aspects of contract drafting and negotiation, and related matters. Must have a strong team-minded, collaborative approach, entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to contribute to a growing business. This position is responsible for employing a consultative approach to legal counseling and providing effective and timely legal support to commercial transactions and a range of other matters for Compass Minerals. The Corporate Counsel will be responsible for leading negotiations on key business deals including sales, marketing and operations, and ensuring proper due diligence and compliance with corporate contract and governance policies. In addition, the Corporate Counsel will be responsible for providing legal support to the Company’s Environmental, Health and Safety Team.

Duties:

• Serve as key lawyer/legal advisor on major commercial transactions and provide general business advice to internal business clients and support services on day-to-day, ongoing business matters.
• Provide legal thought leadership and strategic advice to operational groups and management including best practices in the legal field, all within the organization’s stated core values.
• Serve as the lead counsel on environmental, health and safety matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of general commercial and business contracts, including sales agreements (international is a plus), warehouse and toll producer agreements, supply agreements, and master services agreements; counsel business units and functional areas on potential legal implications of commercial, operational and other activities.
• Develop, advise on and ensure full compliance with applicable law, rules and regulations and relevant corporate policies and guidelines, identifying where there are weaknesses/breaches, and to manage the risks inherent in failure to observe such rules.
• Efficiently direct the workflow of outside legal counsel on matters requiring external expertise or additional legal support/capacity.
• Work collaboratively on legal team initiatives, including continuously improving contract practices, processes and templates.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school with 7 to 10 years of legal practice experience in commercial transactions and other transactional experience.
• Bar qualification in Kansas, or ability to become licensed to practice law in Kansas.
• An excellent understanding of complex commercial contracts, ethics and compliance matters, and a broad range of experience in other legal subject matter areas.
• Experience with agricultural or chemical industry and international business is a plus.
• Sound business judgment, clear communication skills and strategic thinking with a consultative approach. Flexibility, initiative and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters.
• Hard working, problem solving, and able to manage numerous projects and teams simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a highly collaborative and team-oriented approach are critical to success.

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Ag & Business Legal Strategies - Senior Associate Attorney

Cedar Rapids, IA

Description:

• Ag & Business Legal Strategies (ABLS) is a small but rapidly growing law firm located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. By leveraging a highly entrepreneurial culture with cutting edge technology, the firm is able to help farmers get creditors off their backs, preserve assets, and minimize taxes like no other law firm in the country. The specialized expertise that defines this firm has landed the owner in venues from Congress (championing changes to how the bankruptcy code impacts taxes owed by “right-sizing” farmers, as well as the proper locations for businesses to file their reorganization cases – close to the customers they serve) to the United States Supreme Court, to appearances on various radio programs popular within the farming community across the Midwest.  The owner is a frequent presenter at legal education seminars and ag financial industry training seminars.
• The Senior Associate Attorney position is a high-level position within the firm with a reporting relationship directly to the owner of the firm. The primary responsibility of a Senior Associate Attorney is to handle all aspects of a client’s case including communicating with clients, accountants, creditors, and other counsel; evaluate the overall financial, tax and legal position of the client; assist client in determining realistic goals, then designing a strategy to be executed to meet those goals; participate in negotiations to resolve debt issues; draft pleadings, conduct discovery, prepare for and attend court hearings, conferences, and prepare for and attend trials.  Most matters are resolved through negotiations with multiple creditors instead of through litigation.  Though the Senior Associate’s caseload is determined by the owner, the Senior Associate should always look to relieve the owner of cases to allow the owner to focus on the big picture goals and vision for the firm.

Duties:

• Maintaining consistent and timely communications with the client, accountants, creditors and other counsel about all key developments of the case.
• Collaborating with the client, owner, accountant, and the Chief Financial Strategist on the likely outcome for creditors both with and without restructuring negotiations.
• Participating in complex negotiations with creditors of clients seeking an out of court resolution of the client’s financial and tax problems.
• Conducting legal research, drafting pleadings, conducting discovery, preparing for and attending court hearings, conferences, and preparing for and attending trials.
• Submitting relevant work, expenses, and time entries to get all invoices to clients in a timely manner and following up as required to ensure all fees owed are collected timely and Evergreen Retainers are promptly replenished.
• Work with the owner of the firm, its professional legal administrator and/or Chief Operating Officer, as relevant, to refine and optimize the firm’s policies and procedures that are relevant to any workflows within the Senior Associate Attorney’s area of responsibility.
• Train subordinate staff (e.g. paralegals, legal secretaries, et. al.) on the firm’s policies and procedures, and audit compliance with the same as appropriate.
• Cultivate expert familiarity with the firm’s law practice management software and other technological systems to leverage the power of these tools to enhance efficiency, transparency, and constancy of the firm’s work product throughout all assigned cases.

Requirements:

• At a minimum, the Senior Associate Attorney must have a law degree from an accredited law school and be licensed in the state of Iowa or have the ability to be licensed in the state of Iowa within a reasonably short period of time. Attorneys licensed in the state of Illinois are encouraged to apply.
• At a minimum, the Senior Associate Attorney must have at least five years of practice experience, which can include a judicial clerkship. An ideal candidate will have over seven years of experience in at least two of the subject areas outlined below.
• An ideal candidate will have subject matter expertise in the following three areas, listed in order of importance:
• Income Tax.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the agricultural industry.
• Bankruptcy & Commercial Law.
• An ideal candidate will possess the following core technical skills, listed in order of importance to this role:
• Negotiation practice.
• Understanding of how income taxes affect businesses struggling to survive and considering partial of complete liquidation.
• Ability to evaluate probable outcomes in bankruptcy scenarios.
• Ability to determine the priority of liens on real and personal property.

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The Good Food Institute - Regulatory Counsel

Washington, D.C.

Description:

• The Good Food Institute (GFI) is at the forefront of the movement to use food technology and markets to solve some of the world’s biggest problems, from climate change and global hunger to antibiotic resistance and the exploitation of billions of animals annually. 

Duties:

• In this role, you will work to level the playing field for plant-based and cell-based alternatives to conventional animal food products at the federal level. The Regulatory Counsel will be responsible for:
• Writing letters, comments, policy briefs, and fact sheets to support GFI’s policy priorities.
• Meeting with agency staff on nutritional, agricultural, public health, USDA, and FDA policy. 
• Drafting submissions to regulators and analyzing regulatory proposals.
• Cultivating relationships with other nonprofit organizations, including those focused on environmental, global hunger, public health, free speech, and food safety issues, to build alliances and support for the policies that will be most effective in increasing plant-based options and readying the path to market for cell-based meat.
• Speaking publicly on the benefits and regulation of plant-based and cell-based meat.
• Working collaboratively with the GFI team on regulatory filings (petitions, comments, etc.) and other documents.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• The Regulatory Counsel must have:
• A J.D. and a minimum of three years’ legal experience.
• Self-motivation and a strong work ethic.
• Strong persuasive and analytical legal writing skills.
• Experience in coalition-building and developing consensus among partners with different but complementary objectives.
• The ability to communicate complex information clearly in writing and in oral presentations to a range of audiences.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently and with a team.
• Sound judgment in decision-making, including setting and managing priorities, proposing and meeting deadlines, and resolving logistic challenges.
• Support for GFI’s philosophy and an ability to advocate professionally for GFI’s positions.
• Comfort working in a rapidly growing and evolving organization.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• The ideal candidate will also have:
• A degree in environmental studies, public health, science, political science, or a related field.
• Experience working for a federal agency, or other administrative law experience. 
• We want the best people and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate absent of discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

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Pennsylvania Certified Organic - Executive Director

Spring Mills, PA

Description:

• Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO), Spring Mills, PA, is a nonprofit, USDA- accredited, organic certifying agency that educates and certifies growers, processors and handlers of organic crops, wild crops, livestock and livestock products. Founded in 1997, PCO has ensured the integrity of organic products and provided education, inspection, and certification services that meet the needs of its more than 1600 members. PCO has grown to be one of the top five certification agencies in the U.S. with an incredibly talented and dedicated team of 60. PCO is in the unique situation as a nonprofit that generates the vast majority of its revenue from a fee for service which allows for opportunities for future development of innovative services.

• Pennsylvania Certified Organic (PCO) is seeking an Executive Director to further its mission to “Ensure the Integrity of Organic Products and Serve our Farming Community” and to empower staff, clients and the organization to realize their fullest potential. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for the industry and a vision for its future. A demonstrated track record of excellent communication skills and the ability to build, cultivate and steward relationships in a variety of settings are essential to the role.

Requirements:

• Experience in and a working knowledge of organic agriculture
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is needed
• Demonstrated track record of successful team leadership experience
• Proficiency with technology

Desired Experience:

• Working with a mission-driven organization
• Participating in a compliance driven, highly regulated industry
• Collaborating with a Board of Directors
• A demonstrated history of community involvement

Please forward resume and cover letter to our consultants: http://www.northgroupconsultants.com/jobs

FMC Corporation - Intellectual Property Counsel

Philadelphia, PA

Description:

• FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control.
•  Based in Philadelphia, you will join a top-flight legal team to work in a fast-paced environment on Intellectual Property matters of consequence to FMC. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in pragmatic, business-astute counseling on patents, trade secrets and trademarks. 
• This vital role provides an ideal professional environment for a confident, proactive, commercially-minded lawyer with high levels of autonomy balanced with organization and team needs, and an ability to manage challenging, significant matters.
• FMC seeks an Intellectual Property attorney to join its Philadelphia based legal team to work in a fast-paced environment on matters of consequence to FMC. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in pragmatic, strategic, business-astute counseling on patents, trade secrets and trademarks, as well as related contract matters. The candidate should have excellent drafting, communication, and negotiation skills. 

Duties: 

• Work with R&D and business personnel to manage patent, trademark and trade secret matters for a significant segment of FMC's growing Agricultural Solutions business;
• Work with the FMC IP team in support of high-profile, multi-functional projects;
• Guide drafting and prosecution of international patent applications to obtain commercially significant patent protection for technology developed in the responsible R&D segment;
• Provide freedom-to-operate opinions and guidance, based on legal, business and technical considerations;
• Work with R&D personnel to monitor, investigate and challenge third-party patent developments;
• Develop relationships with R&D personnel to foster a culture of invention disclosure, leading to patent development and protection;
• Provide strategic patent and trade secret advice to R&D and business personnel;
• Prepare and counsel R&D and business personnel on Intellectual Property provisions and agreements including confidentiality, material transfer, research, licensing and joint development agreements;
• Assist in enforcement of patent, trademark and trade secret rights, as well as other IP disputes with third parties;
• Guide outside counsel;
• Set and manage IP budgets in responsible R&D segment;
• Actively support trademark strategy in responsible business segment, including trademark acquisition, clearance, maintenance and enforcement.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelors Degree preferably advanced, in a chemistry- or biology-related discipline;
• Law Degree from an Accredited US Law School
• Active Bar Membership - PA Preferred
• Strong academic credentials, a state bar admission, and admission to practice before the US Patent Office
• Preferred 5-7+ years relevant legal experience, comprised of law firm or in-house counsel experience, preferably both
• A proven track record of serving as a trusted Intellectual Property business advisor, preferably in international settings
• Substantial, substantive experience drafting and prosecuting US and international patent applications, having drafted, filed and prosecuted to allowance a substantial number of international patent applications
• Significant involvement enforcing IP rights

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