Air Quality Engineer - Project Manager

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Mid-Level Air Quality Consultant / Environmental Engineer to support complex regulatory compliance, permitting, and air quality modeling projects across a diverse industrial client base. This role involves both technical execution and project leadership, supporting clients in industries such as power generation, oil & gas, petrochemical, manufacturing, and bulk storage operations.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in dispersion modeling, air permitting, regulatory compliance, and emissions analysis, along with proven experience managing projects, teams, and client relationships.

Strong, demonstrated experience with Connecticut air permitting regulatory programs and air dispersion modeling is required.

Responsibilities

Air Quality Modeling

• Perform and oversee advanced air dispersion modeling analyses using AERMOD, CALPUFF, and related tools.
• Evaluate meteorological data, terrain data, and modeling inputs.
• Conduct technical evaluations for criteria pollutants, hazardous air pollutants, and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Support complex modeling demonstrations associated with PSD, FERC, and other regulatory programs.
• Provide peer review, and QA/QC of air dispersion modeling analyses performed by project teams.
• Maintain modeling standards, guidance documents, SOPs, templates, and best practices.
• Monitor emerging modeling science, regulatory developments, guidance updates, and innovative approaches to ensure technical excellence and defensible project outcomes.
• Identify and communicate technical, regulatory, or litigation risks associated with modeling methodologies and assumptions.
• Serve as the escalation point for technical modeling issues and agency negotiations.
• Represent the organization within professional associations and technical forums. Contribute to technical papers, conference presentations, webinars, and industry publications

Air Permitting & Regulatory Compliance

• Assist with preparation of complex air permitting applications, including:
• PSD (Prevention of Significant Deterioration)
• NSR/NNSR (New Source Review / Nonattainment NSR)
• Permit-by-Rule (PBR)
• Standard Permits
• Perform regulatory applicability analyses and compliance strategy development.
• Develop and review emissions inventories, calculations, and reporting submissions.
• Support Title V permitting, renewals, revisions, and compliance reporting.
• Interpret federal and state environmental regulations with specific focus on CTDEEP requirements.
• Support complex permitting projects and regulatory strategy development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Meteorology, or related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in air quality consulting, regulatory compliance, permitting, or air dispersion modeling. Significant experience with air dispersion modeling and permitting support.
• Air dispersion modeling (AERMOD, CALPUFF, and related regulatory models)

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated experience with CT air permitting programs, including:

• CTDEEP NSR
• Permit-by-Rule
• RCSA 22a-174-33a/b
• Title V permitting programs

Technical experience implementing Clean Air Act programs, including:

• Title V
• NSR
• PSD
• BACT
• RACT
• MACT

Experience supporting industrial sectors such as:

• Power Generation
• Oil & Gas
• LNG
• Petrochemical
• Manufacturing
• Bulk Storage and Materials Handling

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred certifications:
• Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM)
• Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP)
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Client relationship management
• Business development and proposal support
• Technical communication and presentation skills

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Benefits*: TRC offers a competitive benefit package consisting of:

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance.
• 401k package that includes both traditional and Roth IRA options and Company match.
• Paid time off contingent upon full time or part time status and level of seniority (ranging from 15 to 25 days per year).
• All full-time employees enjoy a minimum of 8 Paid Holidays per year.
• TRC ensures that all employees, including those that work part-time, receive paid sick, family, and disability leave in accordance with the laws of their state of residence.

*These benefits are applicable to US employees depending on their employment status (full time, part time, or temporary). TRC offers jurisdiction specific benefit packages for International and Puerto Rico employees.

Compensation: In accordance with local law, the below salary range is applicable for the job and location associated with this requisition. Compensation will vary based upon experience, education, skill level, geographical location, and other compensable factors.

Other Compensation: Employee may be eligible for participation in the Company's annual Discretionary Bonus Program which is contingent on Company, Business Segment, and Individual performance against Key Performance Indicators which vary by year and employee.

Salary Range

USD $90,000.00 - USD $100,000.00 /Yr.