Senior Advanced Projects Advisor

Overview

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (District) is a regional government agency, committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment. The District accomplishes this goal through regulation of industrial facilities and various outreach and incentive programs designed to encourage clean air choices. The District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.

The District promotes diversity, inclusive culture, pay equity, work-life balance, and employee well-being. The District is currently accepting applications for the position of Senior Advanced Projects Advisor in the Engineering Division. This is an open recruitment for one (1) full-time, represented position.

The Engineering Division evaluates permit applications and permit renewals for equipment and operations that emit air pollutants in the Air District’s jurisdiction. The division is responsible for other programs related to facilities with air quality permits, including - but not limited to - the emissions inventory and air toxics programs. The division provides technical support to other agency programs and assists businesses, trade associations, agencies, environmental groups, and community members with issues related to permitting and compliance.

• Providing project leadership
• Evaluating program effectiveness
• Developing policy and procedures for program effectiveness
• Reviewing and analyzing projects and permit applications for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and federal, state, and Air District rules and regulations
• Development of new regulations or amendments of existing regulations
• Strategic planning of division programs
• Understanding the processing of permit applications for both new source review (NSR) and Title V for complex facilities

Under direction, provides lead direction and performs the more complex specialized technical and administrative projects and studies; serves as the District's liaison with other agencies; performs related work as assigned.

This is the management level in this specialized class. Incumbents provide lead direction and perform the more difficult and complex technical and administrative work in a variety of areas for the District. Incumbents perform project-oriented assignments requiring considerable professional knowledge and significant independent action and judgement. Incumbents may represent the District in strategic situations and speak with the authority of the District.

Supervision of others may be assigned to this classification for special projects for a limited duration.

(Illustrative Only)

• Assists in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the division.
• Provides lead direction, training and work review to professional, technical and support staff; resolves technical questions relating to the work.
• Develops and presents technical and policy issues and recommendations to the District Board and executive management.
• Represents the District with industry, the public, and other agencies on air quality engineering and related matters.
• Conducts the more complex and specialized studies involving technical, administrative and policy matters, often of a confidential nature; prepares and presents reports of findings; develops policies and recommendations.
• Tracks, reviews and analyzes current and proposed policies, regulations and legislation; notifies the District of significant activities and implications.

Education and Experience:

A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:

Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university with major coursework in environmental studies, engineering, business or public administration or a closely related field and three years of lead or supervisory experience in air quality management.

• Knowledge of and experience with the California Environmental Quality Act, in particular with the review or preparation of environmental impact assessments
• Experience in air quality management
• Experience in project management
• Technical knowledge of stationary sources, emissions, and control
• Team player who can establish and maintain effective working relationships with other divisions in the agency, permitted facilities, and the members of the community
• Excellent public speaking skills with the ability to develop and deliver technical information in an accessible manner