WSP

Senior Air Quality Project Manager

WSP$90K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field
  • 10+ years of air permitting and compliance experience, especially in Texas
  • Strong communication skills for client interaction and technical writing
  • Experience with State and Federal air quality regulations compliance strategies
  • Proven analytical problem-solving abilities
  • Ability and willingness to travel up to 20%
  • Valid State driver's license
  • Experience in electric generation or cement manufacturing regulatory programs
  • Familiarity with air dispersion modeling

Responsibilities

  • Prepare proposals for air quality projects
  • Manage complex air quality permitting and compliance projects
  • Assist clients with federal and state air quality regulatory compliance
  • Interface with State agencies and EPA on client behalf
  • Collaborate with colleagues, consultants, and legal teams
  • Advocate for clients by updating them on regulatory changes
  • Participate in public meetings and hearings for clients
  • Calculate emissions and evaluate control technologies
  • Conduct environmental compliance audits
  • Perform QA/QC of technical work products
  • Mentor junior technical staff
  • Support business development through client interactions and marketing efforts
  • Contribute to technical articles and internal marketing materials

Benefits

  • Join a globally connected organization
  • Work on impactful environmental projects
  • Access to professional development and mentoring opportunities
  • Engage with external consultants and industry leaders
  • Participate in conferences, tradeshows, and professional associations
  • Opportunities to author technical publications
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Air Quality Project Manager to join our Houston, TX; San Antonio, TX; Dallas/Fort Worth, TX; Austin, TX; El Paso, TX; New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA; or Baton Rouge, LA office.

Be involved in impactful projects with our Earth & Environment Team and become part of a growing, globally connected organization that partners with clients to solve complex environmental challenges and meet evolving regulatory demands.

Your Impact

As a Senior Air Quality Project Manager, you will play a key leadership role in delivering high-quality technical solutions and supporting the growth of our air quality practice. Your responsibilities will include:
  • Preparing proposals for air quality permitting and environmental support projects.
  • Managing projects and tasks related to complex air quality permitting and compliance services
  • Assisting clients in determining federal and state air quality regulatory applicability and developing strategies and systems for compliance
  • Interfacing with State air quality agencies and the EPA on behalf of clients
  • Collaborating closely with WSP colleagues, external consultants, and legal teams to support clients' air quality needs
  • Advocating for WSP clients by keeping them informed of regulatory changes and issues that impact their business
  • Participating in public meetings and hearings on behalf of clients
  • Calculating emissions and evaluating air emissions control technologies
  • Participating in environmental compliance audits
  • Performing and ensuring QA/QC of technical work products
  • Mentoring and supporting the professional development of WSP's technical staff
  • Supporting business development efforts through client engagement, professional associations, conferences, tradeshows, and webinars
  • Contributing to internal marketing materials and authoring technical articles for WSP publications

Who You Are

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related science or engineering discipline
  • 10+ years of air permitting and compliance experience, preferably in Texas
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including technical writing, presentations, and direct client interaction
  • Demonstrated experience interpreting and developing compliance strategies for State and Federal air quality regulations
  • Proven problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 20%
  • Valid State driver's license
  • Experience with electric generation and/or cement manufacturing air permitting and regulatory programs (Texas preferred)
  • Familiarity with air dispersion modeling


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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
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1959

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