ERM is seeking a motivated Air Quality Consulting Associate to join our consulting team in Houston, TX.  The successful candidate will work on a variety of interesting technical projects for clients in the oil & gas, power, technology, and chemical sectors. This position is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging environmental management projects for large industrial and global clients. ERM's national Air Quality experts provide knowledge sharing of best practices across the industry and ongoing learning opportunities for our team.

ERM’s Air Quality technical community pursues and wins highly innovative engagements for the most interesting clients, providing the full breadth relevant services. In North America alone, ERM has more than 300 dedicated air quality and climate change professionals assisting clients with projects as diverse as developing responses to emerging Low Carbon Fuel Standards, to leading complex capital projects through the many hurdles associated with the New Source Review (NSR) permitting program.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct air quality analyses, assess regulatory compliance, and perform regulatory applicability evaluations.Develop complete and accurate air quality permits for Title V, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), and New Source Review compliance. Interact with local regulators to steward permit application review and issuance.Prepare emission inventory reports; quantify air pollutant emissions and impacts.Implement climate change projects, such as greenhouse gas inventories.Prepare recommendations and reporting of results, (i.e., emissions testing, hours of operations limits, or control devices).Perform multiple tasks within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.Interact and maintain successful relationships with clients, ERM employees, and subcontractors.

REQUIREMENTS:

BS in chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering; MS preferred but not mandatory. Or the equivalency of 8+ years related experience in lieu of education.Recent graduate to 3 years of direct consulting or industry experience involving environmental permitting and compliance. Experience with air quality construction permits and Title V permitting; PSD, NSR, Best Available Control Technology (BACT), and/or MACT experience a plus.Demonstrated understanding of air emissions and emission reporting processes.Strong hands-on spreadsheet and database comprehension.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

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ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

Thank you for your interest in ERM!