Air Quality Professional

Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder's Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.

Our Mountain Area Environmental Services Team is a dynamic group of over 40 professionals organized into specialized sub-teams including Air Quality, Environmental Planning & Permitting, and Remediation & Investigation. Together, we deliver comprehensive environmental solutions across a diverse portfolio of clients and markets.

We support projects spanning the development of renewable energy infrastructure nationwide, perform site selection due diligence and dispersion modeling for data centers, conduct ecological field studies, manage landfill gas assessments, and provide expert guidance on complex air quality permitting for oil and gas operations and other industrial clients.

Operating with a strong culture of trust, collaboration, and client dedication, our team leads impactful work throughout Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado.

Kleinfelder's Salt Lake City, UT area office is hiring an Air Quality Professional to join our Environmental Group! The primary role of this position is to provide environmental and engineering technical support for various aspects of air quality planning, permitting and compliance programs including:

• Preparation of emission inventories
• Permit application development
• Regulatory review
• Compliance monitoring, record keeping and reporting
• Greenhouse gas reporting
• Dispersion modeling

The applicant should have strong technical experience with Federal and State air quality regulations and emission calculations and have experience interacting with clients and regulatory agencies. This position will be expected to communicate with clients, and progress to being the primary client contact in some situations.

• Air quality emission calculations
• Federal and state (Utah, Colorado preferred) air quality regulations
• Minor source air permitting
• Air quality regulatory applicability determinations
• Greenhouse gas reporting and/or regulations

• Other State air quality regulations
• Major and Title V source air permitting
• NEPA air quality analyses
• Compliance data management and reporting
• Dispersion modeling

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Environmental, or related field
• 4-8 years of experience in Air Quality permitting and compliance or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft programs including Word and Excel
• Strong experience with writing and communicating technical material
• Minor field work and travel may be necessary

Kleinfelder, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. The expected salary range for the position is $68,536 - $100,568. Salary range is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience.

We will be accepting applications through 02/08/2026 (90 days from posting date).

We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Kleinfelder, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)