Senior Air Quality Project Manager

GHD Group Pty Ltd • Tredyffrin Township, PA

9h • $94,000 - $188,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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!

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve supporting infrastructure to better meet client's needs.
• 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.
• Manage technical troubleshooting projects, ensuring effective diagnosis of technical issues with equipment and experiments and the development of effective solutions.
• Achieve specific goals for a designated part of a research program. Involves working within established research systems.
• Deliver projects while working within an established program management plan.
• Manage relationships with clients.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees