Senior Air Quality Project Manager

Senior Air Quality Project Manager – Austin, TX

Join WSP as a Senior Air Quality Project Manager in our Austin, TX office. This hybrid role will support projects with our Earth & Environment Team and help meet our clients’ objectives.

WSP is a leading global engineering and professional services firm dedicated to serving local communities. We are looking for an experienced project manager to oversee air‑quality permitting and compliance services, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.

• Prepares proposals for air quality permitting and environmental support projects
• Manages projects and tasks related to complex air quality permitting and compliance services
• Assists clients in determining federal and state air quality regulatory applicability and develops strategies and systems for compliance
• Interfaces with State air quality agencies and EPA on behalf of clients
• Works collaboratively with WSP colleagues, external companies, and attorneys in support of clients’ air quality needs
• Advocates for WSP’s clients, keeping them informed of pertinent regulatory matters and other issues that impact their business
• Participates in public meetings and hearings on behalf of clients
• Calculates emissions and evaluates air emissions control technologies
• Participates in environmental compliance audits
• Performs and ensures QA/QC of technical work
• Mentors WSP’s technical staff for their professional development
• Develops business for WSP by networking through face‑to‑face visits with potential clients and participating in professional trade associations by attending conferences, trade shows, and webinars
• Supports business development activities by helping to develop internal marketing materials and contributes technical articles to WSP publications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related science or engineering
• 12+ years of air permitting and compliance experience in Texas
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills including report writing, oral presentations, and direct verbal communication
• Experience in interpreting and developing compliance strategies for State and Federal air quality regulations and proven problem‑solving skills
• Availability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Valid State driver’s license
• Electric generation and/or cement manufacturing air permitting and regulatory expertise, preferably in Texas
• Air dispersion modeling familiarity

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES: WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Any unsolicited resumes will become the property of WSP and WSP is entitled to hire the candidate without any fee or compensation to the recruiter.