Senior Corporate Counsel / VP - Environmental Law & Regulatory Compliance

Posting number: 2026-54321

Department: Legal

Job classification: Senior Corporate Counsel

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Legal, Executive Management

Summary

JOB TITLES: Senior Corporate Counsel OR Vice President - Environmental Law Regulatory Compliance

This position is open until filled, but resume review will begin as soon as possible with scheduled interviews to follow.  

Salary ranges are competitive depending on qualifications to include generous benefits package including pension, paid leave, and health benefits. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume by email only to mmm@preferredcounsel.net, attention Morgan Matson, Founder of Preferred Counsel Legal Placement. 

Salary Ranges for each perspective job title are: 

• Senior Corporate Counsel: $200,000 to $220,000.
• Vice President - Environmental Law & Regulatory Compliance: $225,000 to $250,000.

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is seeking to fill one position, the title and salary are commensurate with experience.  The job titles for consideration are a Senior Corporate Counsel OR Vice President - Environmental Law & Regulatory Compliance.  

SAWS is a public utility owned by the City of San Antonio and serves more than 2 million people in Bexar County, as well as parts of Medina and Atascosa counties. It was created in May 1992 through the consolidation of the City Water Board, the City Wastewater Department and the Alamo Water Conservation and Reuse District (developed system for reuse of treated wastewater). In 2012, SAWS also assumed the former Bexar Metropolitan Water District and currently serves more than 585,000 water customers and 525,000 wastewater customers. SAWS is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees consisting of the Mayor of the City of San Antonio and six other Trustees appointed by the City Council of the City of San Antonio. SAWS has more than 2,000 employees, approximately $10.7 billion in total assets, and anticipates spending around $3.2 billion over the next five years on capital improvement projects. Since the formation of SAWS, San Antonio has been recognized nationally for its novel conservation efforts and proactive water management planning.

Examples of duties

JOB SUMMARIES:

The Senior Corporate Counsel serves as the organization’s legal expert for the most complex matters within one or more of the following specialties: labor and employment, environmental, corporate law, public law, contracting, utility law, real estate, and land use law. Responsibilities include providing advice, counsel, representation, and analysis to the Board of Trustees, President/CEO, and Executive Management in connection with SAWS’ legal matters. The Senior Corporate Counsel may represent the Systems’ legal interests before local administrative agencies, special interest groups, or stake-holder groups in a variety of settings. 

The Vice President - Environmental Law & Regulatory Compliance provides strategic and tactical oversight, develops and implements legal and business strategies consistent with the strategic plan, long-range water resource plans, and plans for the development and construction of water supplies facilities for the System, in conformance with local, state and federal law, court decisions, and administrative rules and regulations. Counsel for environmental law & regulatory compliance focuses on unique and challenging issues related to environmental compliance and networks with state and federal regulators. This position service as a member of the Executive Management Team and reports to the Senior Vice President - Chief Legal & Ethics Officer.

FULL JOB DESCRIPTIONS:
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Vice President - Environmental Law & Regulatory Compliance - Click Here