Air Quality Senior Consultant

EDGE is seeking a motivated individual to join our Air Quality Management Services practice in our HOUSTON, TX office. As a member of the team, you assist in all aspects of air permitting and compliance, while adhering to project deadlines and budgets. This includes preparing technical documents and maintaining professional verbal and written communication with clients and regulatory agencies.

As an Air Quality Senior Consultant, you will assist Managing Consultants and Senior Consultants in the preparation of technically detailed air permit applications and compliance reports with high attention to detail, while thriving in your ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously. You will demonstrate a substantial knowledge of project details when interacting directly with major energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, terminals and chemical industry clients, as well as applicable regulatory agencies.

Additionally, you will work closely with your fellow team members to ensure the timely completion of a technically sound project within budget.

As a consultant at EDGE, you will utilize your well-developed communication and cognitive skills in the preparation of reports, proposals and cost estimates. You will grow in your career through formal and informal coaching and by participating in the many training opportunities provided by the company. As an individual who takes initiative and accepts challenges, your career at EDGE enables you to seize the opportunity to experience increased responsibility through project management, managing staff and developing business.

• Assist with and/or manage the preparation of technically detailed air permit applications/registrations for submittal to federal and state agencies.
• Manage projects of varying sizes and complexity, including budgets, schedules and deliverables.
• Mentor team members in technical, regulatory and consulting skills.
• Serve as the primary contact on projects and build strong relationships with existing clients.
• Lead interpretation of complex data sets and prepare clear client recommendations.
• Contribute to business development by expanding work with current clients and supporting proposal development.
• Prepare emission estimates based on site-specific information using approved state and federal calculation methodologies.
• Learn and apply existing, new, and proposed regulations as they relate to clients.
• Assist with environmental compliance audits under the direction of the air quality subject matter expert.
• Prepare annual emissions reports such as state emission inventories, greenhouse gas (GHG) reports, and Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
• Develop periodic compliance reports (monthly, quarterly, semi‑annual, and annual).
• Conduct federal and state air quality regulatory reviews.
• Conduct air quality impact analyses that may involve the use of air dispersion modeling software (SCREEN3, AERMOD, etc.).
• Assist clients with ongoing federal, state, and local air quality compliance.

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental/Civil Engineering, and/or related Atmospheric/Environmental Science from four‑year college or university.
• Minimum of seven (7) years experience in air quality permitting and compliance consulting.
• Familiarity with developing and maintaining spreadsheets and relational databases to track operating and emissions data.
• Excellent oral and written communication style.
• Problem solving and creative thinking abilities.
• Ability to balance multiple projects at a time under tight schedule constraints.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• MS in engineering (environmental, chemical, computer, mechanical, etc.), physical science, or related advanced degree.
• Experience in traditionally accepted emission calculation methodologies and/or programs (AP‑42, Pro Max, API, EIIP, TCEQ oil and gas spreadsheet).
• Working knowledge of air dispersion models (SCREEN3, AERMOD) and modeling practices.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local air quality permitting programs and related regulations.
• Professional certification (or actions underway to obtain these credentials) in…