About the opportunity
SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking an Air Quality Project Manager (HR Title = Project Manager) to join our national Air Quality practice. This is a full-time, regular, salaried position and the person can be based in any SWCA office or can be remote anywhere in the USA.
SWCA provides our clients with high quality air permitting, planning and modeling services across the country. Ideal candidates will have demonstrable consulting experience in the power generation, oil and gas, and/or industrial sectors. Experience performing noise impact assessments is also a plus. This position requires the ability to work independently and coordinate with project teams to support senior project management throughout all phases of a project’s life-cycle. The ideal candidate will have experience with all phases of project development including proposal writing, initial constraints analysis, permitting, as well as experience managing budgets, invoicing, maintaining project schedules, and supporting quality assurance / quality control efforts.
If you are seeking an opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled and diverse professionals, then SWCA will be a great fit for you. Our employees are given excellent project opportunities and direct client contact. As a part of the Air Quality team, you will have the ability to make a significant impact in the growth of our Air Quality practice.
Our Vision (the North Star): Help drive SWCA to be the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.
Core Values: We are #OneSWCA and collaborate across all our offices, programs, and disciplines. We are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack. We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals that are committed to our culture.
What you will accomplish
- Serve as project manager for a variety of air quality permitting, planning and modeling services across the country.
- Serve as the project manager for noise and other related services upon demonstration of relevant experience.
- Manage projects including overall responsibilities for budgets, schedules, technical staff deployment and mentoring, client relations, change management, report writing and technical report QA/QC, and proposal scope and price as appropriate.
- Serve as a technical resource for air permit applications or amendments, environmental compliance reporting, estimating emissions, and regulatory compliance analyses for various industry sectors.
- Following the regulatory requirements and/or greenhouse gas programs, prepare emission estimates based on site-specific information.
- Prepare registrations for state agencies and assemble other documents as necessary for submittal to the state and local regulatory agencies for our clients.
- Review air dispersion modeling analysis in accordance with project requirements and guidelines.
- Collaborate with other SWCA practitioners to execute air quality projects, including participating on teams comprised of Air Quality professionals from multiple offices across the organization.
- Support growth and development of SWCA’s air quality services.
Experience and qualifications for success
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering (chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering preferred), or BS degree in environmental science or atmospheric science with relevant experience.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience required with at least 3-5 years as a project manager. Preferred candidates will have consulting experience in air quality permitting, dispersion modeling, emission inventories, air quality construction and operating permits and compliance reporting.
- Experience in project management, client management and proposal writing or the ability to rapidly evolve into these areas is a plus.
- Working knowledge with the appropriate regulatory authorities and regulations such as Green House Gas (GHG), Title V, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), New Source Review (NSR), Best Available Control Technology (BACT), Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate (LAER), New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) and Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) required.
- NEPA air quality resource writing a plus.
SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.
If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please email [email protected] or call 480-581-5378.
SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.
An employee in this Arlington, TX or Phoenix, AZ -based position can expect a salary of $70,200.00/year to $91,000.00/year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. More senior staff will be considered at higher salary ranges. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.
EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
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