Air Quality EHS Technical Manager
Virtual
Environment – Environment /
Full-time /
Remote
Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.
Woodard & Curran has an opportunity for a mid-level engineer or scientist who can provide technical support and expertise for air permitting projects and provide innovative and superior services to our private and public sector clients. The selected candidate will partner with Client Managers in our national Environment Businessand work with a diverse and talented group of engineers and scientists at the firm. The ideal candidate has strong technical experience delivering innovative, technically superior air permitting services. The successful candidate will be an energetic, motivated, growth-oriented professional with an ability to work independently as well as lead or participate in multi-disciplined project teams.
What’s in it for you: This role offers a unique opportunity to help drive and expand our air quality practice on a national scale, while joining an environmental engineering and science firm that’s experiencing growth across the country. You’ll collaborate with some of the industry’s top technical experts and innovators within a well-established, privately held national consulting and engineering firm. The position also provides increased leadership visibility through client engagement, marketplace presence, and account development. In addition to a flexible work environment and competitive benefits, there’s strong bonus potential to reward your contributions and impact.
Who We're Looking For:We'reseeking a skilled professional to lead and execute technical tasks related to air permitting and compliance. This role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including preparing air permit applications, conducting compliance audits, generating emission reports, performing applicability assessments, and developing programs and database solutions to meet air quality permit requirements and compliance standards at the local, state, and federal levels.
The candidate will also carry out technical work at client sites, perform detailed analyses and calculations, and produce various reports and documentation—such as regulatory program materials, audit findings, permit applications, and air quality management system records. Strong report writing skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with project teams, clients, and regulatory agencies will be key to success in this role.
Remote
Location: Colorado
Travel up:20% nationwide
Project may include:
- Developing an air permitting strategy for a new large-scale production facility
- Obtaining air permits and maintaining compliance for industrial facilities
What will you be doing at Woodard & Curran?
- Prepare air permit applications (modeling experience a plus)
- Develop emission inventories and complete annual/semi-annual reports, including Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reports
- Coordinate stack testing programs
- Conduct air quality applicability assessments
- Manage Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) data
- Perform inspections and audits
- Review and support air dispersion modeling analyses
- Interact with state and federal air quality regulatory agencies
- Negotiate permit conditions
- Support the growth and development of Woodard & Curran’s Environmental Health and Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) practice.
- Collaborate with Woodard & Curran practitioners nationwide to execute air qualityprojects
- Build and maintain strong client relationships
- Prepare proposals and support business development with new and existing clients
- Provide technical leadership for the EHS&S practice
- Support staff development and technical skill-building
- Demonstrate strong field and writing skills to support a broad range of science and engineering projects
- Exhibit excellent oral communication, leadership ability, and a positive attitude
- Work independently and collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams
What You Will Need to Succeed:
- 10+ years of professional experience in environmental regulatory compliance with an environmental/engineering consulting firm, state environmental agency, or industrial/institutional facility.
- A desire and drive to deliver innovative and effective services and to grow professionally and personally in an employee-focused, supportive work environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering or meteorology from an accredited program.
- A strong appreciation of and commitment to safe work practices is mandatory.
- Attention to detail.
- Demonstrated performance in analysis, problem-solving, and strong organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and on large multi-disciplinary teams.
- Outstanding technical writing and oral communication skills.
- Ability to mentor and develop a project team and successfully manage project timelines and budgets.
- Experience interpreting state and federal air quality and modeling regulations and preparing related reports, permits, plans, etc.
$110,000 - $135,000 a year
This position’s anticipated pay range is provided, and final salary (exempt) or hourly pay (non-exempt) will depend on years of experience, skills, education, and geographic differentials to reflect cost of labor differences between markets. For hybrid employees, the pay range is based on the office they are associated with, while for remote employees, it is based on their home office location.
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Employee Support & Benefits
Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
Time away from work:
• Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually
• Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.
• Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:
• Disability: Paid short and long term disability
• Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors.
If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.
Inclusion & Belonging
We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively.
At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us.
Non-Solicitation Disclosure:
Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid, signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates.
