Senior Air Quality and Climate Change Consultant

Overview Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve. Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment. Key Responsibilities Frame and lead resolution of high consequence air quality and climate challenges, where the right answer is not obvious and professional judgment is essential. Interpret and apply regulatory language where rules are evolving, overlapping, or unclear, helping clients navigate risk and uncertainty. Integrate technical analyses (modeling, HRA, GHG) into clear, defensible recommendations, not just reports. Serve as a senior technical voice in client and agency discussions where outcomes depend on credibility, reasoning, and judgment. Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients understand implications, options, and tradeoffs rather than simply presenting results. Support clients through permitting, compliance, and climate related decisions that affect schedules, capital investment, public scrutiny, and long term operations. Elevate conversations from “what do we have to do?” to “what’s the most defensible and practical way forward?” Help clients understand risk, uncertainty, and options, rather than simply presenting results. Identify and pursue opportunities where Stantec’s insight and experience create real value. Develop approaches and proposals that are tailored, thoughtful, and strategy driven, not template based. Collaborate across Stantec practices to bring integrated solutions to complex air quality and climate challenges. Identify and pursue opportunities where Stantec can help clients solve meaningful air quality and climate problems. Develop technical approaches and proposals that are thoughtful, tailored, and insight driven, not formulaic. Collaborate with other Stantec practices to deliver integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions. Guide and mentor staff by teaching how to reason through complex problems, prioritize risks, and make defensible decisions. Provide technical oversight focused on quality, clarity and reasoning, not just completion. Foster a culture that values critical thinking, accountability, and professional growth. Qualifications Senior Seller–doer role: identify and develop new opportunities, prepare compelling technical proposals, and assume an active leadership role in cultivating new business with both new and existing clients. Ability to exercise independent judgment to resolve complex problems, analyze issues, interpret information, and select methods and solutions. Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts. Work effectively and collaboratively with project teams, employees, management, contractors, and consultants in a professional setting. High level knowledge of air quality models (AERMOD, AERSCREEN, CALINE4, EMFAC, OFFROAD, CAL3QHCR, ISCST3). High level knowledge of local, state, and federal air quality rules and regulations including Clean Air Act, greenhouse gas regulations, and district regulatory programs. Direct experience with rules, programs and permitting landscape of air districts in your local geography. High level knowledge of air quality impact analyses, health risk assessment methodologies, and greenhouse gas analyses. Ability to work in a fast‑paced consulting environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously, adhering to project budgets and schedules. Strong MS Office computer skills; advanced understanding of Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. VBA experience is a plus. Strict adherence to health and safety procedures, good organization skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, passion for high quality of work. Must have a good driving record and valid Driver’s License. Must successfully pass a physical and drug/alcohol screening, if applicable. 10+ years of consulting experience in air quality, climate change, or related environmental disciplines. Deep understanding of federal, state, and local air quality regulatory frameworks and how they interact in practice. Experience applying air quality models as part of decision making, not just compliance. Track record of navigating complex regulatory environments and advising clients on risk, strategy, and outcomes. Local experience and relationships. Strong communication skills and comfort leading conversations with clients, agencies, and internal teams. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, or a related field (advanced degree or professional registration preferred). Location Primary Location: United States | CO | Denver. Travel: Yes. Schedule: Full time. Pay Range Locations in CO, HI, IL, MD & Various CA, NJ Areas: $112,200 - $168,300 Annually Locations in WA, DC & Various CA, MA areas: $120,400 - $180,500 Annually Pay Transparency In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part‑time roles will be pro‑rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week. Benefits Medical, dental, and vision plans. Wellness program, health savings accounts, and flexible spending accounts. 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, and life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance. Short‑term and long‑term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement. Professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Ten paid holidays each calendar year. Vacation accrual: 10–20 days per year. Paid sick leave, in accordance with state and local law. For temporary/casual employees: 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave. Benefits may differ for union positions according to collective bargaining agreements. Equal Employment Opportunity Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. 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