Senior Air Quality Engineer – Environmental Services

Description

Burns & McDonnell is seeking a Senior Environmental Air Permitting Engineer to lead air permitting and compliance services to the power, industrial, commercial, oil & gas and manufacturing industries. Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm ranked numerous times on FORTUNE’s List of 100 Best Companies to Work For and voted as a Best Place to Work in cities across the United States.

This position offers challenging work with significant project variety at a successful, industry-leading company and an opportunity for advancement in a dynamic, growing Air Quality & Noise practice.

The Senior Environmental Air Specialist will work within our Environmental Services Global Practice and perform the following duties:

• Lead preparation of air construction and operating permit application packages.
• Provide technical consulting expertise and lead junior staff on air quality analyses.
• Oversee environmental site assessments and inspections to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal air quality requirements.
• Verify accuracy of emission calculations and estimates for routine emissions as well as maintenance, startup, and shutdown emissions.
• Prepare and present proposals including scope of work, estimated cost and schedule for air permitting and compliance projects as well as all environmental permitting.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities.
• Develop new clients in environmental permitting services.
• Prepare and present client and professional meeting presentations.
• Manage sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
• Responsible for QA/QC process adherence.
• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering or related Engineering degree from an accredited program plus minimum 7 years of applicable experience. Applicable experience should demonstrate proficiency in air pollution permitting and compliance as well as a deep understanding of air permitting and compliance for complex facilities.
• Ability to manage air permitting and compliance projects is necessary.
• Knowledge and project experience with sustainability and ESG services/analysis is also a plus.
• Completion of a master’s degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Consulting experience preferred.
• Ability to leverage existing client relationships toward future business opportunities preferred.
• Superior technical writing abilities.
• Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local air regulations with emphasis on the Clean Air Act, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Nonattainment New Source Review, and Title V.
• Experience in performing air quality dispersion model analyses such as AERMOD, AERSCREEN, CALPUFF, VISCREEN, PLUVUE and SLAB is a plus.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with contractors, co-workers, and other professionals.
• Expert analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Expert oral and written communication skills, technical writing skills and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Expert in the use of computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.