Sr Attorney

Honeywell Aerospace•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Attorney – Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) serves as a senior member of Honeywell Aerospace’s HSE legal team and advises on environmental remediation, legacy liabilities, HSE litigation, and occupational health and safety. The role reports to the General Counsel - HSE within the Legal Department and works closely with the Remediation and Redevelopment Group, senior HSE operations and compliance leadership, and cross-functional partners. It shapes legal strategy for complex remediation matters and advises on OSHA compliance and enforcement. Applicants may be based in Phoenix or Arlington, Virginia, and will work on a hybrid schedule. The position supports operations spanning active manufacturing and research and development, as well as current and former operating sites with historic environmental liabilities and workplace safety obligations. Responsibilities include managing remediation strategies and disputes, handling environmental litigation, advising on environmental real estate matters, and supporting responses to workplace safety incidents and regulatory proceedings.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with at least one state bar.
At least 8 years of substantive experience practicing environmental and occupational safety law, including meaningful experience advising on remediation, contaminated site cleanup, legacy liability management, and OSHA compliance and enforcement.
Deep working knowledge of CERCLA/Superfund, RCRA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and analogous state environmental statutes, including practical experience managing matters under these frameworks.
Thorough understanding of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA general industry and construction standards, state-plan OSHA programs, and OSHRC contest proceedings.
Demonstrated experience managing multi-site remediation portfolios, including oversight of consent decrees, administrative orders, PRP negotiations, and allocation proceedings.
Experience managing outside counsel and multidisciplinary teams of environmental consultants and technical experts.
Must be a U.S. person, defined as a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or a person with protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status.

Nice To Haves

A combination of law firm and in-house experience, including time spent in an in-house role.
Familiarity with environmental and workplace safety issues common to aerospace, defense, or heavy manufacturing, such as solvent contamination, PFAS, hexavalent chromium, process safety management, and other production and maintenance hazards.
Direct experience negotiating and managing long-term consent decrees, unilateral administrative orders, and remedial design/remedial action agreements with the EPA or state environmental agencies.
Government enforcement defense experience, including responding to Section 104(e) information requests, negotiating penalty mitigation, managing supplemental environmental projects, and defending OSHA citations through informal conferences and OSHRC proceedings.
Familiarity with environmental and workplace safety insurance products, including pollution legal liability policies, and experience pursuing legacy insurance recovery for environmental claims.
Undergraduate or graduate-level education in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, geology, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Drive legal strategy for environmental remediation sites, including sites governed by CERCLA/Superfund, state voluntary cleanup programs, RCRA corrective action, and other federal and state remediation frameworks.
Negotiate consent decrees, administrative orders on consent, and other settlement instruments with federal and state regulatory agencies.
Manage the defense and resolution of contribution and cost-recovery claims and advise on allocation disputes involving multiple potentially responsible parties.
Evaluate strategies for legacy liabilities inherited through historical corporate transactions, including indemnification claims, insurance recovery actions, and successor liability issues.
Oversee environmental litigation, including CERCLA contribution claims and natural resource damages actions.
Select, direct, and manage outside counsel and experts handling HSE-related disputes, emphasizing cost-effective resolution strategies.
Coordinate with the broader litigation function to maintain consistent legal positions and efficient resource allocation across the environmental docket.
Negotiate access agreements for environmental investigation and remediation activities at current and former operating sites.
Review easements and right-of-way use permits related to remediation infrastructure, monitoring wells, and other environmental access needs.
Coordinate with Global Real Estate on environmental aspects of property acquisitions, dispositions, and lease transactions.
Advise on matters under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, OSHA regulations, and analogous state-plan programs.
Provide counsel on OSHA compliance, including general industry standards relevant to aerospace manufacturing and maintenance operations.
Oversee legal responses to OSHA inspections, citations, and penalty proceedings, including contests before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Collaborate with the HSE operations team on incident investigations and corrective action plans following workplace injuries or fatalities.