Description
Research, design, plan, and perform engineering work to prevent, control, and remediate air pollution. Duties include emission inventories, permitting and compliance, dispersion modeling, ambient and stack monitoring, and design or optimization of air pollution control systems.
- • Prepare, review, or update air quality assessments, emission inventories, and technical reports.
- • Obtain, update, or maintain air permits and related plans or SOPs.
- • Provide technical support for air permitting and compliance, including BACT/LAER and applicability determinations.
- • Monitor progress of emissions reduction and air quality improvement programs.
- • Inspect industrial or municipal sources and control equipment to evaluate performance or compliance with air regulations.
- • Provide project support by collecting emissions data, maintaining documentation, training staff, or other duties.
- • Develop project objectives and targets for air programs and report progress to management.
- • Advise corporations or agencies on procedures to reduce emissions and manage air toxics.
- • Advise industries or government agencies about air quality policies, standards, and permitting requirements.
- • Inform employees or stakeholders of air quality issues, controls, and compliance obligations.
- • Assess air quality impacts of land use or facility projects using modeling and analysis.
- • Assist in budget planning, forecasts, or administration for air quality projects.
- • Develop site-specific health and safety protocols for stack testing, monitoring, or chemical handling.
- • Coordinate or manage air quality programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
- • Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local air agencies on Clean Air Act and state program requirements.
- • Prepare emissions and greenhouse gas reports and submit to agencies.
- • Develop or present air compliance training on permits, monitoring, and reporting.
- • Develop, implement, or manage emissions control or air monitoring plans and programs.
- • Plan and oversee source testing, CEMS/PEMS checks, or ambient monitoring campaigns.
- • Request bids from stack testing firms, control equipment vendors, or consultants.
- • Build or maintain emissions databases and perform regulatory or data analysis.
- • Design or supervise design of ventilation, capture, and air pollution control systems and processes.
- • Direct installation, calibration, or operation of air monitoring devices and supervise data collection.
- • Prepare or present public briefings on air projects, modeling results, or community impacts.
- • Write reports or web content on air quality initiatives, performance, or compliance updates.
- • Collaborate with atmospheric scientists, process engineers, planners, attorneys, or other specialists to address air issues.
- • Develop sampling plans, QA/QC procedures, and inspection protocols for air measurements at complex facilities.
- • Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation for monitoring networks, models, or inventories.
- • Attend professional conferences or working groups to share air quality information.
- • Perform dispersion modeling and health risk assessments to support permitting and planning.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
