Air Quality Engineer/Air Quality Engineer, Senior

Company: Lake County Air Quality Management District
Location: Lakeport
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

Under general direction, carries out a variety of complex air quality and emission control monitoring and analysis projects; enforces state, federal, and local laws, ordinances, and programs regarding regulated sources, emissions testing, and ambient air monitoring; performs special assignments as directed from the Air Pollution Control Officer; and performs related duties as assigned. Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the scope of duties performed by employees in this class and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

• Carries out enforcement activities, program implementation, and complex projects for regulated sources, emissions testing, and ambient air monitoring.
• Performs technical and regulatory reviews and impact analyses for the issue of source permits.
• Responds to public complaints and prepares reports, ensuring the proper compliance of permitted sources.
• Plans and reviews source tests, process reviews, and instrument measurements.
• Performs a variety of first line field enforcement and measurement functions.
• Performs special assignments as delegated by Lake County AQMD management.
• Interprets policies and regulations for the public.
• May assess proposed burns and emission releases for impacts on air quality, approving, or denying requested activities.
• May prepare technical presentations for public and professional organizations. Education and Experience:
  • Previous technical work experience in performing air pollution and emission control monitoring, analysis, and enforcement work is highly desirable.
  • Advanced educational training to include, at a minimum a bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry, engineering, or physical science from an accredited college. recblid xkkrtu4fkdpjszc8c96dvpjyuhgsz2

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