CAMS
Air Permitting Specialist
$95K–$125K
Houston, Texas · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of air environmental permitting and compliance experience; consulting experience in the listed industrial sectors is required.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future.
About the job
Leads air permitting strategy and compliance work for energy and industrial projects, including permit applications, emissions analysis, agency coordination, and project management.
What you'll do
- Prepare and support NSR and Title V applications, amendments, renewals, and other air authorizations; assess applicable requirements.
- Conduct emissions calculations, air modeling, regulatory analyses, and control technology assessments; coordinate with regulators and lead permit negotiations.
- Manage permitting projects from proposal through completion, including schedules, budgets, consultant oversight, and client guidance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of air environmental permitting and compliance experience.
- Consulting experience in power generation, oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, or other industrial facilities.
- Demonstrated experience with NSR, PSD, NSPS, BACT, LAER, and Title V permitting; air emissions calculations; and federal and state environmental regulations.
Nice to have
- Professional Engineer.
- Experience permitting in multiple states, particularly Maryland, New Jersey, or Ohio; air dispersion modeling with Screen3 or AERMOD.
Pay
USD 95,000–125,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary
Tools
NSR, PSD, NNSR, Title V, NSPS, MACT, NESHAP, CEMS
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