Project Manager - Air Quality

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking an Air Quality Project Manager to join our national Air Quality practice. SWCA provides our clients with high quality air permitting, planning, and modeling services across the country. Qualified candidates will have demonstrable consulting experience in the power generation, oil and gas, and/or industrial sectors.

This position is hybrid and/or remote eligible.

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.

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.

• Serve as project manager for a variety of air quality permitting, planning and modeling services across the country.
• 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 costing 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 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.
• Take responsibility for team safety, develop safety plans (when applicable), and anticipate potential safety hazards.
• 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.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering preferred), or BS degree in environmental science or atmospheric science with relevant experience.
• Seven (7) years of consulting experience in one or more of the following air quality areas required: air quality permitting, dispersion modeling, emission inventories, air quality construction and operating permits; and/or compliance reporting.
• Experience with all phases of project development including proposal writing, initial constraints analysis, and permitting, as well as experience managing budgets, invoicing, maintaining project schedules, and supporting quality assurance/quality control efforts.
• Experience in project management and client management.
• 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).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• P.E. of E.I.T. licensed.
• Demonstrated consulting experience in the power generation, oil & gas, and/or industrial sectors.
• Experience performing, NEPA air quality resource analysis including technical writing.
• Experience performing and managing noise impact assessments.

Why Work at SWCA:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA 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. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. 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. We offer a supportive, team-oriented work environment and competitive wages and benefits, including an 100% employee stock ownership plan (retirement).

At SWCA, we support our team members in developing their careers to make them leaders in their industry. Our Career Landscape initiative is a process and guide designed to help develop chart rewarding career paths for employees at SWCA. We encourage professional conference attendance, internal and external professional development and training programs, education reimbursement, a Science and Leadership Program, and bonuses for publications meeting certain criteria. All regular status employees are eligible to participate in SWCA medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, wellness, life and disability plans, and are eligible to participate in the SWCA 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.

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EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.

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 Remote-based position can expect an annual salary of $92,560.00 - $121,680.00. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. 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.

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA's continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

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