Senior Air Permitting Specialist

Responsibilities

This position is based on a hybrid work schedule and will require in-office work 3 days per week.

Project teams in our Energy & Industrial Group (EIG) support industry-leading projects in power generation, plant design, environmental compliance, mid/downstream oil & gas, and multi-disciplined industrial projects. We are leading efforts to decarbonize the industry through advanced technologies including renewable energy, carbon capture, hydrogen, and energy storage. Our teams provide engineering and environmental services for new facilities, expansions, modifications, and operational changes at complex industrial sites.

• As a member of Sargent & Lundy's Environmental and Permitting team, you will apply your knowledge of the Clean Air Act and related federal, state, and local air regulations to develop practical permitting strategies for electric power and industrial projects. You will work with project managers, engineers, clients, and regulatory agencies to define, evaluate, and implement air permitting requirements throughout project development, design, construction, and operation.
• The position will offer you the opportunity to expand your technical and project-management capabilities while working with multi-disciplined project teams to:
  • Interpret and implement federal, state, and local air quality requirements, including State Implementation Plans, New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), nonattainment NSR, Title V, and applicable source-specific requirements.
  • Evaluate new projects and modifications for air permitting applicability, including emissions increases, significant emissions increases, major-source and major-modification determinations, contemporaneous netting, potential to-emit, and related permitting thresholds.
  • Work with project engineers and equipment vendors to identify emission units, control technologies, operating scenarios, monitoring requirements, and design criteria needed to support permit applications and compliance demonstrations.
  • Develop air permit strategies, permit matrices, schedules, and applications for major and minor sources, including construction permits, operating permits, permit amendments, exemptions, and agency notifications.
  • Prepare and review technical support documents, emissions calculations, emissions inventories, control-technology evaluations, BACT and LAER analyses, air dispersion modeling protocols and results, AERMOD inputs, and regulatory applicability memoranda.
• Interface with federal, state, and local permitting agencies; respond to technical comments; participate in agency meetings; and support negotiations regarding permit conditions, compliance obligations, and review schedules.
• You will have the opportunity to develop your air permitting career through peer learning, knowledge sharing with engineers and environmental professionals, and participation in Sargent & Lundy's System of Processes and associated "Communities of Practice."

We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.

Essential skills and experience:

• A BS in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field; MS preferred.
• Four or more years of experience in air permitting, environmental compliance, or environmental consulting for electric power, manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical, utility, or other complex industrial facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of the Clean Air Act and air quality regulations applicable to major sources, including NSR, PSD, nonattainment NSR, Title V, New Source Performance Standards, and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.
• Demonstrated experience preparing, supporting, or reviewing air permit…