Consulting Associate, Air Quality (Entry Level)

ERM is hiring a Consulting Associate, Air Quality (Entry Level) to work on environmental management projects for clients in various sectors. Responsibilities include conducting air quality analyses, developing permits, and preparing emission reports. Candidates should have a BS in engineering or relevant experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. This position offers opportunities for learning and growth within a consulting team.
ERM is seeking a motivated Consulting Associate, Air Quality 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. Or equivalent experience.
• Recent graduate to 1 year 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.
• 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.

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