Senior Air Quality Project Manager

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that.

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in. 

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a Senior Air Quality Project Manager to join our Environmental team on the East Coast, offering the opportunity to lead impactful air quality consulting work for a diverse portfolio of industrial clients across the United States. In this role, you will serve as both a project manager and technical expert, working on complex and challenging projects for chemical, oil and gas, electrical utility, high-tech, food, and manufacturing companies. You will be at the forefront of delivering air quality solutions across permitting, compliance and reporting, audits, and dispersion modeling, while playing a key role in building and maintaining strong client relationships nationwide.

As a senior leader on the team, you will manage and oversee multidisciplinary project teams through all phases of air permitting and compliance efforts, ensuring high-quality technical deliverables and successful project execution. Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing detailed air permit applications, performing complex emission calculations and regulatory applicability evaluations, leading dispersion modeling analyses, and conducting air quality compliance assessments. You will also interface directly with clients to identify new project opportunities, prepare proposals, and support business development initiatives.

 This position offers the chance to provide senior technical review, mentor staff, and oversee project financials—making it an ideal role for an experienced air quality professional looking to broaden their impact while working on high-profile industrial projects in a collaborative, growth-oriented environment!

Our Hybrid Work Model: 

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

We are looking to locate this position in one of our Eastern US offices, but other locations may be considered.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Health, Safety, and Environment: Monitor and review performance against health, safety, and environment (HSE) key performance indicators (KPIs) and patterns of behavior within the area of responsibility. Take action to improve performance and to resolve noncompliance with the organization's HSE policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions.
• Technical Developments Recommendation: Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve supporting infrastructure to better meet client's needs.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Manage technical troubleshooting projects, ensuring effective diagnosis of technical issues with equipment and experiments and the development of effective solutions.
• Research: Achieve specific goals for a designated part of a research program. Involves working within established research systems.
• Project Management: Deliver projects while working within an established program management plan.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Manage relationships with clients.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering or related field of study

• 10-15+ years of air quality permitting and compliance experience

• Consulting experience required

• Direct experience preparing technical documentation for air permit applications for Title V, NSR, NNSR, PSD, GHG, Standard Permits, and Permits by Rule

• Technical understanding of PSD/NSR, air permitting requirements, and dispersion modeling

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work both within a team and independently

• Ability to foster and maintain client relationships through effective project management and delivery of high-quality work products on time and within budget

• Excellent organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment

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Benefits:

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service

• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service

• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee

• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement  program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices

Salary Range: $94,000 - $188,000 based on experience and location.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.