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
Join an agency committed to creating a healthy breathing environment for every Bay Area resident while protecting and improving public health, air quality, and the global climate!
The Air District is currently accepting applications for the position of Senior Air Quality Engineer (Source Test) in the Source Test Section. This is an open recruitment for one (1) full-time, represented position.
About the Position
This Senior Air Quality Engineer role will be tasked with leading one, or more, source testing programs, providing senior level leadership and expertise to the section’s lower-level air quality engineering staff and performing highly complex and specialized source test program assignments. In addition, the incumbent will coordinate or perform field, shop, and office source test program duties, including, but not limited to, equipment purchase specification; instrument operation; methodology application assessment; pollutant emission regulatory and scientific research; air pollution abatement and process system engineering evaluation; data gathering, reduction and analysis; workgroup participation; report preparation; and source test contractor report and protocol review.
About the Division/Office
The Source Test Section performs source emission tests at regulated facilities for compliance determination, emission factor development, and information gathering. Facilities that are commonly tested include petroleum refineries, power plants, manufacturing facilities, wastewater treatment plants, landfills, and gasoline dispensing facilities. The section also provides regulatory oversight for facility continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) operation, facility contracted source testing, and special testing or measurement projects.
Hybrid Work Schedule - A schedule that meets the needs of our staff, department operations, and the communities we serve maybe available depending on the assignment. This position is a field and office position.
Ideal Candidate
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:
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 air quality environmental engineering experience at a level equivalent to the District's class of Air Quality Engineer II. A directly related graduate degree may be desirable for some assignments and may be substituted for one year of the experience.
Other Requirements
Must possess a valid California driver's license.
Physical, Lift & Climb Test: Must pass a physical exam and be able to meet the requirements of a lift test for occasional physical duties.
Qualifications
Knowledge of:
The specialty area to which assigned.
Authority and functions of governmental agencies involved in air pollution control and environmental regulations.
Air quality engineering principles and practices.
Air pollution analysis techniques and control methodologies and equipment
Applicable District rules and regulations and state and federal laws
Principles and practices of computer science including programming and data base structures.
Industrial chemical processes and pollution control equipment.
Skill in:
Applying sound engineering principles and techniques in difficult and complex air quality engineering matters.
Computing complex engineering calculations quickly and accurately.
Performing detailed analyses of designs, specifications and plans.
Coordinating a variety of air quality engineering studies.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
Preparing clear and concise reports, correspondence and other written materials.
Exercising sound independent judgement.
Special Instructions
How to Apply
Interested individuals must submit a completed Air District application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026. Resumes are encouraged, but not mandatory, and will not be accepted in lieu of the required application materials. Applications must be submitted online; please visit our website at www.baaqmd.gov/jobs to apply. Postmarked, faxed, and e-mailed applications will not be accepted.