Director and Assistant General Counsel, ERM, Environmental Compliance

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited law school

• Ten (10) years of environmental law practice in a private, public, government or military environment  

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience serving as in-house counsel handling environmental matters, including regulatory compliance counseling and regulatory enforcement defense, or experience serving as an attorney for an environmental regulatory or enforcement agency.
• Experience providing legal support for regulatory advocacy initiatives, including participation in notice and comment opportunities and rulemaking challenges.
• Experience engaging with federal and state regulators on environmental matters.
• Experience engaging with environmental regulators and enforcement agencies globally.
• Experience with administrative law and procedure, including experience preparing for and participating in administrative hearings and permitting processes.
• Experience managing or coordinating large, cross-functional teams.
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate at all levels of the organization, including business leaders, department leaders, and director-level management
• Long-term, strategic and practical thinker
• Self-starter with the ability to triage and manage time-sensitive matters simultaneously and effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate transparently, efficiently and effectively at all levels within a team environment
• Honesty and unwavering integrity
• Sense of humor, curiosity and a drive for continuous improvement
• Currently admitted to practice law in relevant jurisdictions or eligible to become so within six months

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