Junior Air Permitting/Compliance Engineer

The Role

Join a hands-on industrial operation supporting air quality compliance and permitting. You’ll help maintain day-to-day compliance for process equipment and control devices, assist with permit actions, and keep monitoring, testing, and reporting on track. Great fit for someone with early-career experience or a recent grad with relevant internships who’s hungry to learn heavy-industry air programs.

What You’ll Do

- Compliance Routines:

Support daily/weekly/monthly air compliance tasks (logs, visible emissions checks, control-device readings, CEMS/CPMS data pulls).

- Permitting Support:

Help assemble

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and

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applications (renewals, minor mods), track permit conditions, and maintain applicability matrices.

- Testing & Monitoring:

Coordinate stack tests/Method 9/22, verify test protocols and reports, QA/QC CEMS/opacity data, track downtime and deviations.

- Recordkeeping & Reporting:

Maintain compliance calendars and files; draft inputs for semiannual/annual compliance certifications, deviation reports, EI/AERR, TRI, and related submittals.

- Change Management:

Review P&IDs and MOC packages for air implications; help draft operating/maintenance procedures for control devices (e.g., scrubbers, baghouses, oxidizers).

- Fenceline & LDAR Interfaces:

Assist with fenceline monitoring programs and coordinate with LDAR teams on routing, repairs, and documentation.

- Field Presence:

Perform walkdowns/inspections; verify tags, capture readings, and close out corrective actions.

- Continuous Improvement:

Trend KPI data (emissions, control uptime), flag anomalies, and recommend practical fixes with operations/maintenance.

What You’ll Bring

- BS in Chemical, Environmental, or Mechanical Engineering (or closely related field).

- 0–3 years’ experience (internships/co-ops count) in

air quality

or

environmental compliance

—preferably in chemicals, refining, metals, or industrial recycling.

- Familiarity with

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,

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, and basics of CEMS/stack testing, visible emissions, and control technologies.

- Comfortable working in operating areas (PPE, stairs/ladders, heat) and collaborating with operators, maintenance, and contractors.

- Strong Excel/data skills; clear technical writing; organized with a “compliance calendar” mindset.

- Nice-to-have: experience with Texas systems (e.g.,

STEERS

), TRI/AERR inputs, stormwater basics, and ISO/management-system exposure.

What You’ll Get

- Hands-on exposure to complex industrial processes and real-world air programs.

- Mentorship from senior engineers with clear growth paths into permitting lead or senior compliance roles.

- Chance to own meaningful projects and see your work impact reliability and compliance.