Principal Air Quality Engineer (Organics)

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) is a regional government agency, committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment. The Air District accomplishes this goal through regulation of industrial facilities and various outreach and incentive programs designed to encourage clean air choices.

The Air District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.

The Air District is currently accepting applications for the position of Principal Air Quality Engineer in the Organics Section of the Engineering Division. This is open recruitment for up to one (1) vacancy, which is a full-time, represented position.

• Guidance on permitting complex sources such as landfills, composting, pyrolysis, gasification, and renewable projects.
• Research and recommend emission factors for complex sources such as landfills, composting, and other organics recovery source categories.
• Verification of emissions inventories.
• Development of new regulations or amendments of existing regulations.
• Strategic planning of division programs.
• Participation/Lead working groups consisting of internal and external stakeholders.

DEFINITION

Under direction, performs the most complex and highly specialized level of assigned air quality engineering activities and may supervise staff on a project basis or lead project teams; performs related work as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This class provides highly specialized professional air quality engineering services in support of the District's goals and objectives. Incumbents are responsible for complex and sensitive engineering activities for the District, and provides project leadership for developing programs. This class is distinguished from Supervising Air Quality Engineer in that the latter supervises assigned staff on a continuing basis and conducts performance appraisals.

(Illustrative Only)

Provide lead direction and work review to professional, technical and support staff, prioritizes and follows up on work assignments to ensure timely completion.

Recommends and implements regulatory changes and systems development to comply with the Federal permitting program.

Represent the District in meeting with the public, industry, and other agencies.
Coordinates the District's response to public and industry inquiries regarding regulation interpretation, permit preparation, various compliance measures and emission calculation methods in person, by telephone and in writing.

Researches and develops new and revised rules and procedures for regulation of air quality; determines emissions and potential emission reductions and cost of controls; establishes control level and technology; writes proposed regulation; prepares technical assessment reports and conducts workshops; makes public presentations.

Participate and supervise staff's review of permit application and recommends permit issuance or denial.

Participate in the preparation of the goals and objectives of the assigned section.

Participate in the preparation of the budget of the assigned section.

Participate and review staff's handling of Hearing Board matters involving variances, Order of Abatement and public nuisances.

Review and participate in toxic screening and assessments, development of emission factors complex facilities.

Develop, participate and review field engineering compliance audits, source testing and sampling, analysis of the results and preparation of reports; observes and audits private contractor tests.

Provide lead direction, review and participate in the study of accidental releases as complex facilities, rule effectiveness and hazardous material storage, transportation and handling.

Provide lead direction, review and participate in community assistance program, hazardous incident investigations, and Technical Review Group.

Conduct technical seminars for industry and other agencies.

Testifies as expert witness before the Hearing Board.

Education and Experience:

A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university with major course work in environmental, chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering or a closely related field and four years of air quality environmental engineering experience.

Other Requirements:

Must possess a valid California Professional Engineering license

Or

Equivalent to a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in environmental, chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering or a closely related field and four years of air quality environmental engineering experience.

Interested individuals must submit a completed Air District application, chronological resume, and responses to the supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024. Applications are accepted online; please visit our website at www.baaqmd.gov/jobs to apply.

Resumes must be attached to the application and will not be accepted in lieu of the required application materials. Postmarks, faxes, and e-mailed applications will not be accepted.

Except as requested in this announcement, do not include any additional documents, such as letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, work samples, etc. They will not be considered or returned.

Supplemental Questions Instructions
Individuals who apply for this position must respond to each of the required supplemental questions. Applications must be received by the Human Resources Office no later than the time and date specified in this vacancy announcement. The responses to the supplemental application questions will be used in accordance with the procedures indicated under the Selection Criteria section.

Do not combine your responses or reference your application, resume, or any other requested documentation that you have included with your application packet to answer a question. This information will be evaluated as is and may be used to determine those applicants with the most directly related experience, education, and training to continue in the selection process. It is very important to provide a concise, clear, legible, complete response to each question.

Selection Criteria
Selection may be based upon a competitive examination consisting of a written exercise, interview, or combination of the two. Depending on the number of qualified applicants, an application screening and/or panel interview may be used to determine the most qualified applicants.

The District may hire from this recruitment process to fill future vacancies occurring within the next 18 months.

Persons with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations during the application and/or selection process should notify the Human Resources Office at (415) 749-4980.

The District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.