Entry-Level Air Quality Specialist

Take Your Environmental Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Environmental team is looking for you! From environmental planning, permitting, remediation, and site characterization to chemical data management and hydrogeology, Kleinfelder offers a variety of services designed to provide technically appropriate and cost-effective solutions.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking an Entry Level Air Quality Permitting Professional to be located in the Denver Office to assist in air quality regulatory compliance.

The primary role of this position is to provide engineering technical support for various aspects of air quality compliance programs including preparation of emission inventories, database development, ambient impact modeling, permit application preparation, regulatory review, recordkeeping and reporting, equipment inventories and process assessments. This position is highly technical requiring excellent data management and interpretation skills, strategic thinking to identify and apply logical solutions, ability to understand and apply engineering calculations and quality control procedures, good writing and organization capabilities, ability to work independently or as part of a larger group with capacity to support multiple assignments. A key focus of this position is to obtain air permits and ensure compliance with environmental requirements associated with the oil and gas industry. The position may also include responsibilities for supporting field work that can include data acquisition and analysis, equipment inventories, and other compliance efforts requiring facility visits.

Experience:

• 0-3 years of experience
• Technical accuracy, the ability to work efficiently and effectively, and have excellent communications skills is necessary.
• Must have strong computer skills including a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel
• Some experience in the environmental or oil and gas fields preferred but not required. 

Education:

• BS in environmental engineering and/or compliance, physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, atmospheric science, environmental science or related field with an emphasis in environmental compliance, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.  

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose – together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays. The expected salary range for the position is displayed in accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.  Final agreed upon compensation is based upon individual qualifications and experience. Salary range: $21p/h-34p/h. We will be accepting applications through March 16, 2025 (90 days since posting date).   

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES 

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.