Air Quality Specialist

Air Quality Specialist

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. We partner with clients across industries to responsibly optimize processes, modernize facilities and solve complex challenges. Our work spans the full project life cycle, from up-front evaluation and planning studies through design and into construction monitoring and operations. You can help clients push boundaries and meet evolving industrial demands while supporting resilient infrastructure and responsible growth. This isn't just a job, it's a chance to engineer smarter solutions, drive industrial innovation and make a lasting impact.

In the role of Air Quality Specialist, we'll count on you to:

• Review federal, state, and local regulations to provide air permit applicability determinations.
• Analyze data provided by clients to develop air emission inventories.
• Prepare air quality permit application documents on behalf of sources, and coordinate between clients and regulatory agencies to assist permitting projects.
• Conduct analyses to develop design options or recommendations, and assist in the preparation of deliverable documents.
• Perform routine technical assignments requiring application of standard techniques and procedures for calculating potential/actual emissions or estimating air dispersion modeled impacts.
• Work independently on small projects or assist senior personnel on larger air quality projects.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years of industry experience with consulting or other air quality related work (preference for familiarity with Clean Air Act permitting).
• Experience with air emission calculation methodologies, state-level construction and operating permit programs, PSD, Title V, NSPS, NESHAP, MACT, and CAM regulations a plus but not required.
• Dispersion modeling experience and/or stack testing a plus but not required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Meteorology or closely related field
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• May require the ability to travel
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must