Air Quality Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and public health? Do you want to make a meaningful impact through technical and regulatory work in air pollution control? Join Summit County Public Health! Summit County Public Health is proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work®-and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all.

Summit County Public Health is seeking an Air Quality Engineer to work full-time (35 hours per week), Monday through Friday, in our Air Quality Program.The Air Quality Engineer plays a critical role in evaluating air pollution sources, reviewing permits, and monitoring compliance to ensure our community breathes cleaner air. This position supports the implementation of state and federal air quality regulations, and is an opportunity for individuals who are detail-oriented, community-focused, and committed to public service through environmental protection.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform environmental engineering work in the field of air quality to protect the environment, public health, and safety.
• Evaluate and process permit-to-install and operate, and Title V operating permit applications for air contaminant sources to ensure compliance with state and federal air pollution laws and regulations.
• Perform facility compliance monitoring and inspections.
• Prepare and review related reports and correspondence.
• Conduct facility complaint investigations and prepare follow-up documentation.
• Observe facility emissions compliance tests and review related reports.
• Prepare enforcement referrals for violations of federal and/or state air pollution laws and regulations.
• Prepare presentations for and participate in public meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, environmental, industrial, petroleum, civil, electrical, or other related engineering field preferred. Bachelor's Degrees in related technical fields with at least 30 semester hours in engineering-related coursework plus one year of related experience may also be considered.
• Valid Ohio driver's license, automobile availability, and liability insurance required.
• Ability to pass Federal Reference Method 9 to become a visible emissions evaluator.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) in the State of Ohio is preferred.

Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.