Job Purpose and Impact

The Land Resource Director will provide strategic leadership for the company´s land portfolio and interests in the San Francisco Bay Area of California to ensure the most complex operational objectives are reached in compliance with local, state, federal regulations and laws that allow the business to serve as a strong partner at the local and state level.  The Land Resource Director sits as a critical leader within Cargill’s Salt Business Group, working in close partnership with our operations in the Newark, CA area as well as partners across the company, including but not limited to Law, Government Relations, Sustainability.  In this role, you will lead an experienced team that develops and implements strategies to obtain regulatory entitlements necessary to increase asset and property value. You will use a broad knowledge to determine and implement opportunities to enhance the company´s overall reputation at a local, state, and national level.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, implement, and enhance most complex strategies for disposition of various properties in partnership with state and federal regulatory agencies in furtherance of property disposition strategies and to resolve land regulatory issues, including operational and environmental liability issues.

• Serve as key leader and domain authority to engage with executive team members, various external agency employees and other stakeholder groups to implement land management strategies and initiatives.

• Lead all aspects of analysis, interpretation and application of state and federal environmental laws and regulations to achieve compliance with the letter and spirit of laws.

• Identify, define, and recommend significant property opportunities through the understanding of relevant laws and regulations, including proposed policy and guidance proposals to help achieve positive outcomes for the company.

• Partner with key internal and external stakeholders to develop specific strategies and create the necessary work product, identify projects and opportunities that enhance the company's corporate reputation and environmental stewardship.

• Monitor budget and routine activities, including allocation of the company funds to local environmental efforts and philanthropic causes.

• Provide strategic leadership, development and talent management activities for direct reports and their organizations, which may include forecasting resource needs, recruiting, hiring, performance management, training, and budgeting. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Strong presentation and public speaking abilities, high degree of comfort speaking at events, hearings or other venues and ability to clearly articulate position in a positive manner

• Confirmed experience analyzing and commenting on proposed policy, regulatory or guidance documents and proposed legislation at local, state and federal level

• Confirmed experience in negotiating permits and employing advocacy on behalf of a project

• Minimum of eight years of related work experience, five years of supervisory experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in law or a bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, land planning or law

• Intimate familiarity with a broad variety of environmental regulations in California

• Confirmed experience working with environmental regulatory issues