Senior Air Quality Engineer or Scientist (Hybrid Remote)

ABOUT YOU

Are you passionate about the environment and ready to join an inclusive workplace, committed to leading new ideas and pathways and to delivering value? If the answer is “Yes!” then we have an exciting career opportunity for you.

Who are we? We are Montrose, a global environmental services provider offering environmental planning and permitting, measurement and analytical services, and environmental resiliency and sustainability solutions. Our qualified engineers, scientists, technicians, associates, and policy experts are proud of our collective expertise and the collaborative nature of our approach to helping clients. We strive to optimize environmental resiliency in a way that effectively complements our clients’ decision-making and operations and efficiently fulfills their project requirements.  We have over 135 offices across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia and over 3,000 professionals – all ready to provide solutions for environmental needs.

The Environmental Engineering and Consulting team delivers solutions for complex environmental challenges using our regulatory expertise and implementing practical and cost-effective compliance management processes and programs. We address our clients’ biggest concerns around permitting, ecoservices, assessment, and remediation.

Our highly trained and experienced engineers and scientists, environmental and remediation specialists, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, and environmental compliance specialists work with both public- and private-sector clients, delivering turnkey solutions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Our Senior Air Quality Engineer position would be focused on Southern California air permitting.     

As a key member of the Permitting and Compliance Team, you will be reporting to the principal in charge of Southern California permitting and compliance services and will work on a team of twelve professionals.  Our clients include manufacturers, food processors, telecom utilities, electric utilities, hospitals, universities, oil and gas producers, and local government operations.

This role will be responsible for a full range of activities including air permitting, emission inventories, GHG management, compliance management programs, compliance audits, jr. staff supervision, regulatory development and compliance strategies, field audits, project management, project budgeting, etc. 

The following are examples of day-to-day tasks:

• Plans multiple projects simultaneously including being the senior technical lead on a project, supervising staff level professionals and technicians.

• Estimates personnel need, assigns work, meets completion dates, interprets and ensures consistent application of firm standards.

• Coordinates the day-to-day operations of technical staff by assigning, monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work, directing efforts and providing technical guidance.

• Oversees development of project document deliverable outlines and layouts, technical writing of reports, data interpretation, and development of graphical presentations in a logical and professional manner.

• Consults with clients to prepare plans, reports, and assessments.

• Exercises judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures and criteria

• Responsible for project budget and hours and utilizes time effectively to complete tasks within assigned timeframe(s).

• Act as a client manager to understand customer needs and distributes work assignments and proposals to appropriate teams.

• Communicates to leadership when issues arise that may inhibit performing tasks within the allotted schedule and budget.

• Maintain confidentiality at all times.

• Keep up-to-date and current on industry trends by completing formal training, reviewing professional publications, and attend professional workshops.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

YOUR EXPERTISE AND SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, individuals must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering field. 

• Master of Science in environmental studies, business administration, or similar field of study is desirable but not required. 

• Minimum of nine years direct experience, including project and client management and complex air quality permitting assignments in Southern California.  

• Certified as CARB GHG third-party lead verifier is a desirable but not required.

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