Sr Legal Counsel, Nitrogen & Phos
Loveland, CO 
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At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With nearly 25,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world's largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate. We also operate a leading agricultureretailnetwork that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can beand grow your career.

Reports to the Assistant General Counsel, Nitrogen and Phosphate.

What you will do:

  • Provides Nitrogen and Phosphate wholesale business units with legal advice on a broad range of matters necessary to the business, including environmental and safety matters, contracts, agreements, real estate transactions, disclosure and regulatory reporting issues, crisis management and communications.
  • Serves as a strategic partner and leader in the Nitrogen and Phosphate business units providing guidance on legal implications of critical decisions.
  • Review and manage litigation and negotiating proposals, letters of intent, term sheets and conditions, and statements of interest with respect to proposed transactions.
  • Provide input on the decisions of whether to retain external counsel and assist in the oversight of same when retained.
  • Advise on environmental, safety and security requirements, permitting and compliance and incident response and privileged investigations, and provide counsel on other regulatory matters as needed.
  • Draft and negotiate goods and services agreements, engineering and construction contracts, real estate transactions and other contracts as necessary for the business.
  • Provide advice on land matters including the acquisition/disposition of properties and the creation of new unit agreements.
  • Initiate and manage privileged investigations as necessary.
  • Contribute legal assistance to tax group in inter-company agreements and financing and other corporate functions as requested.
  • Comply with all Company standards, policies and procedures pertaining to appropriate conduct for employees, including the Statement of Core Values and Code of Business Conduct; the Respect in the Workplace Policy; Safety, Health and Environment Policies; and any other applicable standards, policies and procedures as implemented and/or revised by the Company or by legislation.

What you will bring:

  • The individual must be a licensed Attorney in the US.
  • At least 7-10 years in a business environment in counsel capacity or comparable law firm experience
  • Experience working directly with business executives and operations.
  • Strategic and practical
  • Assertive, adaptable, creative and flexible.
  • Ability to analyze and extrapolate information and have strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work in a critical team environment.
  • Ability to identify risks and propose alternative structures to mitigate.
  • Ability to handle multiple and varied legal projects simultaneously.
  • Skills to manage external counsel.
  • Excellent decision-making skills, must be able to lead problem solving, perform independently yet still work in a team environment, and take initiative.
  • Skills and experience in corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions.
  • Skills and experience with environmental and safety compliance and permitting and incident response and privileged investigations.
  • Prior experience in project management.
  • Excellent analytical research and documentation writing skills as demonstrated by past draft examples.
  • MS Word, WordPerfect, Outlook and Excel required; MS Project preferred.

Compensation & Benefits:

Salary Range - $180,000 - $247,500 USD. This range is estimated for the Senior Counsel, Nitrogen & Phosphate in Loveland, CO. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan [insert when Ltip eligible], consistent with the terms of our plan(s), which provide discretionary award opportunities reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.

Are you a good match? Apply today!

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics

 

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