Managing Consultant – Air Quality & Environmental Compliance

Managing Consultant – Air Quality & Environmental Compliance

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in environmental or chemical engineering, chemistry, environmental science, or related discipline. Or equivalent experience.
• Experienced in reading and understanding chemical nomenclature, chemical reactions and performing stoichiometric conversions, reading SDSs and identifying key chemicals mandatory.
• Extensive experience preparing and QA/QC reviewing EPCRA Tier II/TRI threshold and release calculations for reporting required and experience auditing Tier II/TRI calculations/programs. Attention to detail and patience are mandatory for these tasks.
• Expertise with EPA and State environmental regulations, guidance documents, Q&A and interpretation of information in these data sets in relation to client situations, along with a commitment to continue growth in regulatory understanding.
• Strong MS Office computer skills; advanced understanding of Excel mandatory; PowerPoint, PowerBI, and Access desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and analytical skills; experience working with detailed technical data; experience writing and QA/QC reviewing comprehensive technical reports and calculations.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility and work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage strategic air permits and compliance assurance programs for a variety of industrial clients with complex technical/regulatory issues.
• Interact with local regulators to steward permit application review and issuance.
• Effectively manage project teams across the Region, including appropriately delegating project assignments to project teams and mentoring junior staff.
• Work in a collaborative team environment to support the on-going growth and development of ERM’s EPCRA Reporting Program and Portfolio.
• Provide regulatory interpretation and guidance on complex TRI applicability, calculation and reporting issues to the ERM EPCRA team and clients.
• Perform complex facility operational and EHS data analysis and systematic organization/clean-up of large data sets and data manipulation in support of threshold and release calculation preparation.
• Manage multiple large-scale projects and/or reporting programs within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Provide final QA/QC review of a portfolio of detailed emissions, EPCRA, and TRI threshold and release calculations for multiple industry sectors, including complex chemical plants and oil & gas refineries.
• Ensure on-time quality delivery of calculations and reports.
• Provide environmental compliance support to clients, including on-site assistance as needed.
• Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business to grow ERM’s EHS Sustainable Operations practice.
• Prepare technical proposals and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in air release calculations (emissions factors, emissions controls, etc.) would be preferred.
• 4+ years of EHS consulting experience in manufacturing, oil & gas, power, mining, chemical sectors with exposure to a variety of manufacturing/production environments.