Senior Legal Counsel (m/w/d) EHS – Berlin
Core
Senior in-house attorney providing environmental, health, and safety (EHS) legal compliance, enforcement, and regulatory support for Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg and EMEA operations.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (EHS)
Builds
EHS regulatory compliance programs, permitting, and enforcement strategies for automobile manufacturing, lithium refining, battery development, and sustainable recycling.
Domain
Automotive manufacturing, chemical/energy regulation, environmental law
Required skills
German legal practice qualification, EHS regulatory compliance, environmental law, occupational health and safety law, chemical risk management (REACH), permitting, administrative and judicial proceedings, M&A due diligence, site remediation, outside counsel management
Preferred skills
In-house counsel experience, experience in manufacturing/chemical/energy industry, experience with EMEA regulations
Technologies
REACH, dangerous goods regulations
Responsibilities
Counsel on air, waste, chemical, and water regulatory compliance and permitting; manage outside counsel for regulatory agency matters; participate in administrative and judicial conferences with regulatory agencies; oversee EHS due diligence in real estate and M&A; oversee site remediation projects; draft and implement EHS policies and procedures.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC