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Associate General Counsel, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)

Meta· Legal
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Austin, TX, Hybrid (Multiple locations)$233k - $313kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Meta seeks an experienced attorney to serve as Associate General Counsel for Environmental and Health & Safety (EHS), providing cross-enterprise legal counsel on EHS matters across global operations, transactions, and supply chains, with a focus on data centers, R&D labs, and network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver environmental, health and safety legal counsel to support management of enterprise compliance and risk across Meta's global operations, transactions, and supply chains (e.g. data centers, offices, R&D labs)
  • Advise on legal and regulatory compliance matters including environmental legal obligations, permitting and occupational health and safety compliance
  • Assess and counsel on EHS legal risks related to transactions, including guidance on due diligence
  • Develop and execute regulatory enforcement defense strategies
  • Monitor and interpret regulatory developments across federal, state/provincial, local, and international jurisdictions to ensure ongoing organizational compliance
  • Develop and communicate compliance policies, standards, and processes that translate legal requirements into appropriate business practices
  • Support internal compliance investigations, risk assessments, and root-cause analyses related to EHS incidents and regulatory matters
  • Serve as the primary legal point of contact for 1st and 2nd line EHS compliance professionals embedded across business units
  • Partner with peer legal teams on matters involving EHS risk, environmental due diligence, and strategic permitting initiatives
  • Advise company leaders and public policy teams on significant environmental matters and with respect to emerging EHS legal requirements, providing training and interpretation of regulatory and permit requirements
  • Represent the legal function in EHS matters during audits, inspections, regulatory engagements, and executive reviews

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree with active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience advising on environmental and/or occupational health and safety law
  • Prior in-house experience at a technology, manufacturing, infrastructure or similarly complex global enterprise (or equivalent experience at a major law firm with a focus on EHS regulatory counsel)
  • Deep knowledge of federal, state and local environmental and occupational safety laws and regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act) and their international analogs
  • Experience in supporting and documenting risk assessments, audits, root cause analyses and standing up controls
  • Significant experience managing regulatory enforcement defense
  • Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or advising on EHS management systems and compliance programs at enterprise scale
  • Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal stakeholders
  • Track record of building trusted partnerships across diverse cross-functional teams

Skills

Required:Environmental, health and safety lawRegulatory complianceRegulatory enforcement defenseRisk assessment and due diligenceCross-functional collaboration
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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