Engineer, Environmental Compliance

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Iredell County, NCtime type:
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March 11, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-107931
** Agency
* * Dept of Environmental Quality
** Division
* * Air Quality
** Job Classification Title
** Engineer I (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * NC16

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.

DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.
** Description of Work
** This position is an entry level engineering position located in the Mooresville Regional Office (MRO) and will work in the areas of air quality compliance and permitting. This position requires strong computer skills, excellent customer relation skills, independent judgment, decision-making ability, and adaptability to policy and regulatory changes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs the technical review and processing of minor source permit applications, involving the review of engineering drawings, data and specifications, and industrial processes and determining the air emission parameters, the applicability and compliance status with respect to state and federal air regulations, the permitting requirements, and the emission limitations.

• Determines permit applicability at non-permitted facilities, prepares tax certifications, and provides input to the development of appropriate site-specific permit conditions to ensure that permit limits are enforceable for Title V permits.  
• Performs on-site inspections and compliance assurance visits at a variety of industrial facilities (from simple to complex) to determine compliance with State and Federal rules, permit requirements and emission limitations. Must be able to climb ladders, be comfortable with heights, walk long distances and be on feet for long periods of time; and have a good sense of smell, hearing, and sight.

• Evaluates facility submitted air emissions inventory reports and other periodic compliance reports and conducts stack test observations. Must obtain and maintain visible emissions (EPA Method
9) certification in order to perform opacity evaluations.  
• Responds to citizen complaints pertaining to open burning, dust, odors and other air quality concerns to determine compliance with State and Federal rules.  
• Writes technical reports, general correspondence, compliance letters, enforcement reports, and other technical documents, and serves as an advisor to air quality staff, industry representatives, state and federal agencies, and the general public on issues related to air quality and compliance. Requires effective communication, both verbally and in written form, of technical information.  
• A valid NC Driver's License is required.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
**** Recruitment Range:**$57,983 - $57,983

Important:
This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.
** Supplemental Information:
**** The Division of Air Quality:
** The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) works with the state's citizens to protect and improve outdoor, or ambient, air quality in North Carolina for the health, benefit and economic well-being of all. To carry out this mission, the DAQ operates a statewide air quality monitoring network to measure the level of pollutants in the outdoor air,…