Legal Counsel Energy and Water

Legal Counsel Energy and Water

Location: Dallas Texas

About Texas Instruments (TI)

Texas Instruments (TI) is a global semiconductor company that designs manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips used across industrial automotive data center personal electronics and communications. With a vast manufacturing footprint that spans the globe TI operates complex capital-intensive facilities that require reliable access to energy water and wastewater infrastructure to enable our manufacturing processes that support our business strategy.

The Role

We are seeking a proactive Legal Counsel to support TI operations on local regulatory energy and water management matters. Based in the Dallas Texas office this attorney will provide strategic and practical legal advice across a wide spectrum of issues including public utility regulation site-level energy and water infrastructure water rights wastewater discharge and pretreatment energy utility transactions resource incentives and engagement with local and regional authorities.

This role operates at the intersection of law operations and government engagement. You will collaborate closely with site leaders operations facilities management environmental safety & health (ESH) sustainability and government relations teams to manage regulatory risk maintain infrastructure access and enable site growth while advancing corporate renewable energy and sustainability commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on U.S. federal state and local regulations affecting site-level energy renewable energy water management and water rights.
• Provide legal support for wastewater discharge pretreatment permits POTW and regional utility requirements including treatment capacity and allocation.
• Support Public Utility Commission (PUC) matters rate issues and energy utility transactions impacting site operations.
• Draft review and negotiate energy supply agreements renewable power purchase agreements water and wastewater service agreements and site utility contracts.
• Counsel sites on discretionary utility and regulatory decisions affecting infrastructure access capacity availability and growth sequencing.
• Advise on groundwater use water rights availability and related permitting and compliance obligations.
• Support renewable energy projects and ensure alignment with corporate renewable energy commitments.
• Partner with government relations to engage utilities POTWs water districts and regulators on site-specific energy and water matters.
• Advise on and help structure federal state and local incentive programs related to energy renewables water and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with operations ESH sustainability and facilities teams to manage risk and enable resilient site operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 58 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. energy and water regulatory frameworks including public utilities and site-level permitting.
• Experience drafting and negotiating energy- and/or water-related contracts.
• Ability to advise operational technical and business stakeholders on complex regulatory issues.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multi-stakeholder matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience advising industrial or manufacturing operations on wastewater discharge pretreatment programs POTWs or regional water authorities.
• Experience with energy utility transactions and Public Utility Commission proceedings or approvals.
• Experience advising on water rights groundwater usage or water availability constraints.
• Experience supporting renewable energy projects or renewable power purchase agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising industrial or manufacturing operations on wastewater discharge pretreatment programs POTWs or regional water authorities.
• Experience with energy utility transactions and Public Utility Commission proceedings or approvals.
• Experience advising on water rights groundwater usage or water availability constraints.
• Experience supporting renewable energy projects or renewable power purchase agreements.