About this role
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Environmental Permitting Leadership
- Lead permitting strategies for both greenfield and brownfield, power generation air permitting projects, plant expansions, equipment process modifications, operational changes, and general air construction authorizations.
- Perform or manage the application preparation, submittal and follow-up support of:
- NSR, PSD, NNSR, and Title V permit applications
- Air permit amendments and renewals
- NSPS, MACT, NESHAP, CEMS, and GHG experience.
- Evaluate permitting pathways to minimize project schedule, cost, and regulatory risk.
Technical and Regulatory Expertise
- Oversee emissions calculations, air modeling, regulatory applicability analyses, and permit support documentation.
- Lead BACT, LAER, and control technology assessments.
Agency Coordination and Compliance
- Serve as primary liaison with EPA, state permitting agencies, and local regulators.
- Lead permit negotiations, agency responses, inspections, and compliance audits.
Project Management and Advisory Services
- Manage air permitting projects from proposal through completion, including schedules, budgets, and consultant oversight.
- Provide strategic guidance regarding environmental risk, compliance, and operational flexibility.
- Travel up to 10%, including out-of-state.
Desirable proficiencies:
- Professional Engineer
- Experience permitting in multiple states, particularly Maryland, New Jersey, or Ohio
- Air dispersion modeling expertise (Screen3, AERMOD)