Senior Associate, Air Quality

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Provide permitting and compliance documentation to support federal, state, and local air quality regulations.

• Create and maintain accurate emissions inventories, calculations, and reporting documents.

• Prepare environmental submissions, including Title V permits, NSR/PSD applications, Annual Emissions Statements, EPCRA Tier II, and TRI reports.

• Implement QA/QC processes to enhance data integrity and mitigate compliance risks.

• Work collaboratively with global ERM teams, client stakeholders, and technical specialists to manage schedules and address data issues.

• Draft content for Title V, state construction, and minor/major NSR/PSD permit applications.

• Oversee dispersion-modeling inputs and compile stack-parameter and release-type data packages.

• Conduct research on control technology to assist in preliminary BACT/LAER documentation.

• Develop emissions inventories and reporting documents using activity data, emission factors, and calculation templates.

• Assist in the preparation of EPCRA Tier II and TRI Form R/NA, including threshold assessments, SDS extraction, and unit/stoichiometry conversions.

• Reconcile permit, criteria/HAP, and GHG datasets and compile audit evidence folders.

• Perform checklist-based QA/QC, maintain issue and action logs, and track comments from regulators.

• Ensure document control, versioning, source hyperlinks, and regulator-ready PDF packages are maintained.

• Collaborate with client contacts, regulators, and subcontractors to ensure timely submissions.

• Engage in technical training sessions, share insights, update templates and SOPs, and support the onboarding of junior colleagues.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, or Chemistry.

• Coursework or experience in air regulations, mass balance, or environmental data analysis.

• 1–3 years of experience in North American air permitting or regulatory reporting.

• Familiarity with CAA, state permitting programs, and fundamental EPCRA Tier II/TRI reporting.

• Relevant internships and co-op experiences in industrial EHS or consulting.

• Proficiency in emissions estimation, factor selection, and activity data QA using Excel.

• Strong focus on traceability and unit conversions for North American programs.

• Basic understanding of Title V, NSR/PSD principles, NSPS/NESHAP applicability concepts, AERR inputs, and state annual emission statements.

• Knowledge of EPCRA Tier II/TRI basics, including chemical thresholding, mixtures, de minimis, SDS interpretation, and documentation of calculations.

• Excellent written communication skills for technical documents and regulator-ready submissions.

• Capability to coordinate with clients, regulators, and subcontractors in a remote delivery environment.

• Preferred experience in supporting North American air permitting and regulatory reporting across various states or industries.

• Familiarity with Cority, ACTS, or similar environmental compliance management systems is preferred.

• Experience with Power BI, data visualization tools, or automation technologies is preferred.

• Professional certifications, advanced coursework, or postgraduate qualifications in air quality, environmental engineering, environmental science, or sustainability are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues globally and gain exposure to international projects.

• Participation in internal training on Title V, NSR/PSD, MACT/NESHAP, EPCRA Tier II/TRI, and state annual emissions statements.

• Access to knowledge development, onboarding, and professional learning opportunities.