Principal Consultant, Air Quality (Information Technology)
Principal Consultant, Air Quality
Environmental Resources Management, Inc.
Richmond, VA
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is seeking a Principal Consultant, Air Quality, to join our team in Richmond, VA. This is an excellent career opportunity to provide technical expertise to challenging air quality compliance assurance, permitting, client change, and related compliance projects in the chemical and manufacturing sectors in the Southern Atlantic market and across North America.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Direct strategic air permit and compliance assurance programs for a variety of industrial clients with complex technical and regulatory issues;
- Serve as a senior technical resource on air quality compliance assurance and permitting programs, including regulatory analyses of industrial facility operations, major and minor source air permit applications under NSR, PSD, Title V, and state-level regulations, NESHAP MACT compliance programs, and other federal, state, and local air quality regulatory programs;
- Collaborate with other ERM global practitioners to execute air quality projects, including participating on teams comprised of Air Quality & Climate Change professionals from multiple offices;
- Work with ERM partners and other senior colleagues to grow ERM's air quality and sustainable operations business in the Southern Atlantic market and across North America;
- Work with clients and develop strong relationships to understand specific processes and develop a permitting and compliance strategy to help clients maintain maximum operating flexibility;
- Support ERM teams in achieving client's expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality;
- Mentor junior and mid-level staff in proper planning and execution of air quality projects; and
- Conduct independent technical reviews of ERM's work products and deliverables.
- Hybrid Work Schedule.
- Business travel required as needed, approximately 1 day per week.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field;
- 5 years of experience in a related occupation;
- Experience providing consulting services to numerous clients for numerous projects;
- Experience developing opportunities and fostering client relationships;
- Experience managing multiple air permitting and compliance projects for clients in various states;
- Experience with PSD and Nonattainment NSR air permitting;
- Experience with air quality emissions calculation methods;
- Experience preparing air compliance reports, annual emission reports, and annual/semi-annual/quarterly compliance reports;
- Experience performing air dispersion modeling for source permitting and compliance projects;
- Experience with or demonstrated knowledge of air quality models such as AERMOD and CALPUFF;
- Experience developing carbon footprint calculations and Green House Gas (GHG) inventory management plans; and
- Experience developing strategies for GHG reduction to meet carbon neutral goals.
