Senior Air Quality Compliance Specialist

Senior Air Quality Compliance Specialist

EHS Support is a specialty environmental consulting firm that provides solutions to complex environmental, health, and safety challenges across a range of market sectors and industries. With experts located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, we form long-lasting partnerships with our clients through a culture of excellence, innovation, work ethic, and integrity. We focus on hiring and retaining talented, motivated people who enjoy collaborating with and delivering value to our clients.

Our team does more than identify problems— we provide solutions.

This opportunity is for a flexible and self-motivated Air Quality professional. You will be responsible for managing project delivery as well as assisting clients with all aspects of air quality permitting and compliance requirements. If hired, you can expect up to 25% short-term and extended travel.

Qualifications:

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Meteorology, Environmental Science, or related fields
• 15+ years of direct experience in air quality permitting and compliance

Responsibilities:

Project Management and Technical Expertise

• Manage the development of state and federal air permit applications (Title V, PSD, NSR, and minor source), including emission inventories, synthetic minor strategies, Best Available Control Technology (BACT) analyses, offsite impacts analyses and reports, and other associated technical documentation
• Oversee preparation and provide technical peer reviews of compliance reports such as state emissions inventories, greenhouse gas (GHG) reports, and Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports, and other periodic compliance reports (Title V deviation reporting, NESHAP compliance reporting, etc.)
• Provide technical oversight to air quality professional project managers, ensuring the health of air quality projects during the project life cycle.
• Use technical expertise to advise facilities on air quality permitting and compliance strategies
• Provide strategic oversight on scoping and project planning for large or complex projects, and provide expert input on project strategy and implementation
• Routinely interact with clients, agency officials, contractors, and the general public
• Ensure best practices and continually review new and proposed regulations and technical developments as they relate to clients

Business Development

• Identify and pursue growth opportunities for air permitting and compliance services
• Actively engage in client outreach and targeted business development efforts at conferences, industry events, or working groups
• Engage in direct client outreach efforts to identify potential opportunities
• Lead the development of proposal packages for large, complex projects
• Leading strategically, negotiating at a high level, and managing a portfolio of clients. Managing important client relationships, providing strategic value, and acting as a reliable advisor to clients.
• Lead marketing initiatives and develop content for business development

Team Management

• Successfully lead a team of 2-4 air quality professionals
• Delegate and direct tasks to team members to develop competencies and maintain utilization
• Lead technical review activities and provide constructive performance feedback
• Contribute to the professional development of air quality team members
• Coach and mentor team members on the application of novel or existing practices or procedures to enhance their skills and knowledge

Skills required for success in this role include:

• Demonstrated ability to lead the planning and implementation of large, complex air permitting projects
• Proven expertise with state and federal air permitting and compliance requirements
• Experience leading teams and managing projects for air permitting and compliance projects
• Ability to understand, interpret, and implement complex air quality regulations, and meaningfully communicate these regulations to team members and clients
• Knowledge of air quality dispersion modeling programs and practices
• Time management, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships and effectively lead projects that consistently exceed client expectations
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Proficient with use of Excel

Traits required for success in our team:

• Flexibility and ability to manage multiple deadlines and fast-changing priorities
• Display integrity through honesty, fairness, & respect
• Possesses a sense of responsibility and takes accountability
• Takes initiative
• Maintains a sense of ownership over delivery of projects