About Bay Area Air Quality Management District
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (District) is a regional government agency,
committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment. The District accomplishes this goal through regulation of industrial facilities and various outreach and incentive programs designed to encourage clean air choices.
The 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.
Description
About the Position
The Engineering Division evaluates permit applications and reviews permit renewals for equipment and operations that emit air pollutants in the Air District’s jurisdiction. The division provides technical support to other agency programs and assists businesses, trade associations, agencies, environmental groups, and community members with issues related to permitting and compliance.
Beyond specific permitting work, some of the important programs and projects in which the Engineering Division are actively engaged include but not limited to:
- Emissions modeling of toxic air contaminants including Health Risk Assessments
- Verification of emissions inventories
- Data/database development and management
- Technical support for rules and regulations
Ideal Candidate
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (Illustrative Only)
Reviews and evaluates permit applications, including calculating emission rates and permit fees, determining compliance or non-compliance with air quality regulations, determining and recommending best available control technology, defining permit conditions and issuing authority to construct permits; screens and processes annual data updates for permits.
Participates in calculating, reviewing and correcting the emissions inventory; evaluates accuracy of source emission calculations and methodologies.
Responds to industry, public and District inquiries regarding regulation interpretation, permit preparation, various compliance measures and emission calculation methods in person, by telephone and in writing.
Develops and recommends revisions to District procedures and regulations.
Reviews permit and enforcement files to prepare materials and responses for variance requests, violation notices and case summaries and hearing board referrals; recommends appropriate actions; may testify on behalf of the District.
Conducts on-site compliance inspections of sources and abatement devices; evaluates compliance and recommends enforcement actions.
Uses a computer terminal and a variety of software and programs to make engineering calculations, enter and retrieve data and to monitor and correct data entry; investigates and corrects errors in the data bank.
Conducts toxic risk screening and risk assessment analyses; calculates toxic emissions, determines and applies appropriate air dispersion model, calculates maximum concentrations and calculates risk; recommends approval or denial of permit application.
Conducts environmental audits, compliance inspections and source tests; evaluates results and recommends appropriate actions, including violation notices.
Operates, maintains and calibrates instruments; prepares and dismantles testing equipment and materials; fabricates specialized equipment.
May coordinate assigned engineering projects.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:
Air Quality Engineer I: Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university with major coursework in environmental, chemical, mechanical or petroleum engineering or a closely related field and two years of experience in mechanical, industrial, chemical, petroleum or related process engineering.
Air Quality Engineer II: In addition to the above, two years of air quality environmental engineering experience.
Special Instructions
Interested individuals must submit a completed BAAQMD application and responses to the supplemental questions. This is a continuous recruitment. Applications are accepted online only. Please visit our website at www.baaqmd.gov/jobs to apply or to download an application. Resumes can be included, but not in lieu of the required application materials. Postmarks, faxes, and E-mailed applications will not be accepted.