Senior Lead Consultant, Air Quality

Ramboll•New York, NY

7d•$139,235 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves leading and executing complex air compliance projects, developing new clients, and enhancing relationships with existing clients and regulators. The position requires technical expertise in air quality data evaluation, air permitting, compliance regulatory reviews, and quality assurance of team members' work. It also involves training junior staff, leading air dispersion modeling tasks, developing modeling-related documents, and conducting independent research on modeling guidance. The consultant will generate and analyze air quality dispersion model input and output data, develop scripts for efficiency, and engage with senior practitioners and clients to advance the company's brands and standing with external stakeholders. Participation in technical societies and conferences is also expected.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of relevant experience, or alternatively, a Master’s degree in same and 3 years of relevant experience.
Experience must include working with environmental consulting.
Experience must include air modeling (AERMOD, SCREEN3, and AERSCREEN).
Experience must include permitting (PSD, NNSR, Title V Synthetic Minor/FESOP, and True Minor).
Experience must include compliance reporting (Title V and MACT reports, emissions inventories, and Toxics Release Inventory).
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Must be in-office 2 days per week.

Nice To Haves

Domestic travel (~10%) for site visits and conferences.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute complex air compliance projects.
Develop new clients and air compliance project opportunities.
Enhance existing client and regulator relationships.
Prepare air compliance project plans and develop proposals for environmental compliance-related work.
Lead technical evaluations of air quality (AQ) data.
Conduct air permitting and compliance regulatory reviews.
Conduct first-pass peer review and quality assurance on the work generated by other team members.
Train junior staff in air dispersion modeling, permitting, and compliance.
Lead AQ dispersion modeling tasks needed for air permitting and compliance reporting.
Develop AQ modeling-related documents including modeling protocols, reports, and summaries of results.
Perform independent research and problem solving regarding state and federal modeling guidance.
Generate all aspects of air quality (AQ) dispersion model input data.
Review and analyze model output data with oversight from managers.
Develop and maintain scripts to facilitate and expedite the generation of model inputs and outputs, ensuring compliance using regulatory guideline models.
Engage with other senior practitioners and clients to advance RAES’ energy, water, environment and health brands by aligning client technical needs with appropriate expertise.
Develop the company’s standing with external stakeholders.
Participate in technical societies and attend internal and external conferences consistent with individual and divisional goals.
Participate in and/or facilitate meetings with regulatory agencies.
Prepare and quantify emissions estimates, including emission calculation spreadsheets and data-bases for stationary and mobile sources.
Critically review and interpret local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
Compile and draft regulatory applicability determinations.
Communicate findings to co-workers, clients, and regulatory agencies.
Assist in developing and managing federal and state air permit applications and regulatory compliance reports (i.e., Title V and MACT compliance reports, emissions inventories, TRI, Tier II, etc.) for multiple states.