Air Quality and Climate Change Specialist

Stantec • San Diego, CA

290d • $31 - $45

About The Position

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We are a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that is critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science. Your Opportunity Stantec is hiring an Air Quality Specialist to support our Environmental Services Division and other business lines. Offering a full spectrum of services, we help clients identify, measure, and address air quality; regulatory compliance and permitting requirements; verify and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, quantify criteria and toxic/hazardous pollutants, evaluate the impacts of climate, and assess noise. Spanning every sector, our services support both the public and private sectors across all aspects of atmospheric sciences. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of air quality and climate change consulting experience for a wide range of land uses and activities including but not limited to transportation and environmental infrastructure, energy, and urban land development.

Requirements

• Practicing knowledge of air quality impact analyses, health risk assessment methodologies, air quality permitting, and GHG analyses.
• Practicing knowledge of air quality models, including CalEEMod, EMFAC, OFFROAD, CALINE4, AERMOD, CAL3QHCR, ISCST3, and SCREEN3.
• Ability to prepare air quality and GHG technical studies/impact analyses in support of CEQA/NEPA projects.
• Understanding of local, state, and federal air quality rules and regulations including air district regulatory programs, the federal and state Clean Air Act, and GHG regulations.
• Dispersion modeling/Health Risk Assessment experience highly desirable.
• Strong MS Office computer skills; advanced practice of PowerPoint, Excel, and Access desired.
• Excellent analytic and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage several air quality studies/project tasks simultaneously is essential.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage technical air quality and GHG studies as well as air quality and GHG analysis sections of CEQA/NEPA documents.
• Quantify criteria air pollutant and GHG emissions, pollutant concentrations, and health risks using computer models and spreadsheets.
• Research and interpret air quality and climate change legislation and policy.
• Prepare application packages for air permits.
• Prepare dust control plans for South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD), and other air quality districts throughout California.
• Support GHG emissions tracking, regulatory compliance, and strategic guidance for decarbonization of operations and reducing carbon intensity of products across industries.
• Participation in client and/or agency project meetings related to addressing air quality.
• Perform and manage multiple tasks within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Maintain an 85-90% direct project utilization goal.

Benefits

• Access to medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program.
• Health saving accounts.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.
• Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
• Accrual of vacation between 10 and 20 days per year.
• Eligible for paid sick leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree