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CVR Energy, Inc. · 1 day ago

Counsel

Sugar Land, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

CVR Energy is seeking an attorney to join its dynamic Legal Services team supporting all legal aspects of its Petroleum Refining and Nitrogen Fertilizer businesses. The Counsel position requires a detail-oriented legal technician who can balance legal concerns to meet business objectives while working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Oil & Energy

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide legal support and leadership to procurement, commercial and special projects teams including RFP/AFE support and drafting and reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating services, EPC, NAESB, non-disclosure, IT and other agreements to support the refining, logistics (pipeline and trucking), commercial and fertilizer businesses, as well as other functional departments. Advise and counsel management on legal and business matters including making recommendations for modification, revision and clarifications of contracts, as needed

Work closely with outside counsel and CVR Energy’s Risk Management function and internal teams on dispute and litigation matters

Assist with SEC filings, corporate governance matters, board and committee support, NYSE compliance, internal investigations, and related matters. Serve as team member on M&A activity including due diligence and related matters

Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity and the Company's Mission and Values and serve as a brand ambassador in support of the Company's Compliance function, including assisting in the operation of the Compliance Program and its related committees and leading or coordinating internal investigations and the Whistleblower Complaint program

Provide legal guidance on employment matters, HR policies, workplace issues, and employment-related investigations

Support Legal Service function and engage with Company stakeholders on regulatory matters for its refining, fertilizer and logistics (trucking and pipelines) businesses including with EPA, OSHA, CSB, FERC and their state counterparts

Qualification

Juris Doctor (J.D.)Active bar membershipContract draftingDispute ResolutionCorporate ComplianceLaborEmployment lawRegulatory mattersSound judgmentFluent in EnglishCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsTeam player

Required

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school required

Active bar membership in good standing required

Demonstrated competency in two or more of the following areas: Contract drafting, negotiation and management (including procurement, commercial and capital projects contracts, ISDAs); Dispute Resolution and Litigation Management; Corporate Securities, Governance, Finance, M&A and related matters; Corporate Compliance including internal investigations; Labor and Employment law; and Regulatory matters including EHS, pipeline/FERC and related matters

Some drafting and negotiating skills and experience, including knowledge and understanding of risk mitigation and contracting principles and best practices

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to create effective working relationships cross-functionally, including interfacing confidently with internal and external stakeholders on legal and business matters

Sound judgment, decision-making and organizational skills with a flexible, collaborative attitude, a desire to continually learn new concepts and an unqualified commitment to honesty, responsibility, and integrity

A flexible, innovative, and business-minded focus with a pragmatic approach to problem solving, an ability to adapt to changing requirements, schedules and priorities, and the skill to socialize ideas, make recommendations and gather team consensus, all while maintaining high levels of integrity and discretion

Fluent in English, oral and written required

Ability to adjust schedule to meet business needs

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States

Preferred

Top quartile academics and law review preferred

Licensed and practicing attorney in the energy industry, with big law or in-house corporate experience preferred

Company

CVR Energy, Inc.

Headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, CVR Energy is a diversified holding company primarily engaged in the renewable fuels and petroleum refining and marketing businesses, as well as in the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing business through its interest in CVR Partners, LP.

Founded in 1906