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Air Quality Engineer/Scientist

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/16/2027

Overview

You'll work under the direction of project managers and other senior staff to assist clients in the manufacturing, power, natural gas, mining, and waste industries to obtain air quality permits, expand their existing operations, and comply with ongoing state and federal regulations.  Both field and office work will be involved.  Field services may include meteorological monitoring, ambient air monitoring, real-time instrument measurements of pollutant concentrations, visible evaluation of fugitive emissions, and other related activities.  Office services will require strong analytical and good communications skills to evaluate data, perform calculations, learn environmental regulations, and complete regulatory forms.

Qualifications

  • B.S. or M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Meteorology, or related fields;
  • Experience with atmospheric emission inventory calculations, air permit application preparation, and pollution control technologies; and
  • 5-8 years' consulting, compliance, or industry experience; Knowledge of OH, PA, WV Regulations, and USEPA air quality regulations;
  • Knowledge of New Source Review procedures;
  • Familiarity with air compliance needs of the natural gas, manufacturing, or power industries; and 
  • Dispersion modeling experience using AERMOD.

 

About Us

We have experts! CEC is consistently ranked as a Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm by Engineering News-Record. We are looking for people who enjoy using their education and experience to solve difficult technical problems and work on interesting projects. You can accomplish this while working with a team of professionals who are equally motivated to provide high levels of service to our clients and to teach you along the way.

 

We have support! We have a variety of Employee Resource Groups, including CEC Community – focused on giving back to the communities in which we work; CEC Ignite – focused on helping professionals early in their careers to develop their pathway; CEC iDEA – focused on inclusion, diversity, equality, and acceptance; and CEC Women – focused on creating internal and external opportunities for women to network and leverage professional experience!

We care about our people! People and Culture are two of the five elements of our strategic plan. When you care about your people, they will want to grow a career with you – that is our goal. CEC offers you a small-firm work environment with large-firm opportunities. Not only will we help you develop professionally, but we will also provide an opportunity to become an owner of the firm and share in its success.

 

CEC offers a matching 401(k); profit sharing; a performance bonus; company stock; medical dental, and vision insurance; short and long-term disability; tuition assistance; professional development; and work-life balance.

 

CEC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

 

If CEC has not expressly requested recruiting services or contractually engaged with you for recruiting services on a specific position, any resumes or candidate profiles sent to CEC shall be considered unsolicited.  Therefore, any such submissions will be considered property of CEC, with no associated fees due to your firm.

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