Planner - Air Quality

• Knowledge of regional air quality, climate, sustainability, transportation, or environmental planning.
• Familiarity with air quality improvement strategies, emissions reduction approaches, and climate action planning.
• Understanding of federal, state, and local air quality regulations and policy frameworks.
• Experience working with emissions inventories, air quality monitoring data, greenhouse gas data, or related environmental datasets.
• Experience with GIS, data visualization, dashboards, or other analytical tools.
• Knowledge of zero-emission vehicles, clean transportation strategies, and transportation electrification.
• Experience supporting grant-funded programs, including grant administration, reporting, or compliance.
• Experience coordinating projects involving multiple agencies, jurisdictions, or stakeholder groups.
• Experience with community outreach, stakeholder engagement, environmental education, or public communications.
• Experience working with local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, councils of governments, or other regional planning organizations.

• The opportunity to work onregional air quality and climate initiatives affecting more than 7 million residents .
• Hands-on experience supporting implementation of air quality planning activities, including the Clean Air Action Plan and regional emissions reduction strategies.
• Exposure to air quality data analysis, emissions inventories, transportation planning, and environmental policy.
• Opportunities to work directly with local governments, transportation agencies, community organizations, businesses, universities, and other regional partners.
• Experience developing and tracking projects, performance measures, and implementation strategies.
• Opportunities to represent H-GAC at regional and professional meetings, conferences, and stakeholder events.
• Professional development and mentorship from experienced planners, policy analysts, and environmental professionals.

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study
• Three (3) years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, school or in job related duties

All employees of H-GAC are required to reside within the agency’s region of service to support our commitment to excellence in service of our region.

H-GAC is an equal opportunity/ADA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or protected veteran status.