Air Quality Performance Testing Engineering Associate

Maricopa County • Phoenix, AZ

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you looking for an opportunity to utilize your technical skills to solve challenging, complex, and varied engineering problems? Are you looking to expand your horizons and gain insight into diverse industries, while protecting your community from the harmful effects of air pollution? Join our team of world-class engineers at our Air Quality Department! As an Air Quality Performance Test Engineer Associate, you will play a vital role in ensuring compliance with air quality regulations. Your responsibilities will include evaluating and processing performance test protocols, observing performance tests for various sources, and reviewing performance test reports. Performance tests, also known as stack tests or source tests, are crucial for verifying that process equipment and control devices are operating correctly and meeting emission limits. Your work will directly contribute to the department’s mission to improve the air quality in Maricopa County so that customers, residents, and visitors can live, work, and play in a healthy environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Successful candidates must possess, or have the ability to obtain, a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the following air quality permitting areas: Title V, Non-Title V, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Major New Source Review, New Source Performance Standards, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Best Available Control Technology requirements.
• Certification as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) through the Arizona State Board of Technical Registration.
• Certification or training involving Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), or Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Responsibilities

• Review, approve, and disapprove performance test protocols and reports.
• Perform complex engineering calculations and analyses of the design and operation of various industrial processes and air pollution control equipment to assess and quantify emissions.
• Observe and document performance tests, calibrations, and quality assurance processes to ensure the proper implementation of test methods.
• Interpret and apply federal and local rules, test methods, and regulations pertaining to air quality.
• Provide clear and accurate technical guidance to the regulated community, consultants, attorneys, other regulatory agencies, and the public regarding air quality regulations.
• Collaborate with regulatory agencies such as USEPA, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and other Arizona counties for regulation interpretation and to provide input on regional issues.
• Provide technical expertise to other departmental employees during rule development, permit writing, departmental policy and procedure development, inspection activities, and enforcement actions.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% contribution rate per paycheck that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level