Air Quality and Noise Manager

PLANNING PRACTICE

We create, integrate, visualize, and communicate planning concepts as they move from the initial vision through implementation.

Our planning professionals build strong client partnerships, working with residents, businesses, developers, educational and medical organizations, state and local governments, the military and other federal agencies to successfully plan the future of their communities or institutions.

At Michael Baker International, we focus on people and places, improving communities and creating more sustainable, convenient, equitable, healthful, efficient, and attractive places.

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is hiring an Air Quality and Noise Technical Lead to manage technical services for air quality and noise to support Environmental Compliance (CEQA/NEPA) projects and to expand our CEQA/NEPA services throughout California.

The Air Quality and Noise Technical Lead will lead and support the preparation of air quality (AQ), greenhouse gas (GHG), health risk, noise, vibration, and energy impact analyses for projects undergoing CEQA and NEPA review.

Additionally, this role will include development of a team of qualified technical specialists to support the development of technical studies, climate action plans, and general plan elements.

This role involves conducting technical assessments, preparing environmental and planning documentation, and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

Job duties include:

Specific responsibilities would include the following:


* In conjunction with firm leadership, establishing industry contacts and building relationships with existing and prospective clients to build a steady and growing pipeline and backlog.


* Leading environmental compliance projects as a technical specialist focused on AQ, GHG, health risks, noise, vibration and energy, managing CEQA/NEPA technical sections and documents and related technical studies, preparing general plan elements and climate action plans, and conducting environmental constraints and peer review of CEQA/NEPA documents.


* Experience and technical knowledge completing environmental compliance for a variety of projects, including private development, municipal/local/regional government, transportation, water, energy, general plans, climate action plans, housing, and/or higher education.


* Quantifying and assessing construction and operational AQ emissions, GHG emissions, health risks, and noise and vibration impacts for completion of technical sections of Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Reports, Environmental Impact Statements, and associated technical appendices.


* Conducting AQ emissions modeling using tools such as CalEEMod, EMFAC, OFFROAD, AERMOD, MOVES, and other relevant tools.

Knowledge of federal, state, and local governmental regulations concerning AQ, GHG emissions, and health risks, such as the Cl...