South Coast AQMD currently has multiple vacancies throughout various departments. From this recruitment process, we expect to establish an eligibility list from which current and future vacancies at these levels may be filled, during the life of the list.
ABOUT THE JOB OF AN AIR QUALITY ENGINEER The primary function of engineers assigned to a permitting or other related engineering units, is the review and processing of permits to construct and permits to operate equipment, to ensure that resulting emissions comply with our rules and do not negatively affect air quality in this region. Air Quality Engineers may be expected to support various other South Coast AQMD programs, and may be assigned responsibilities such as:
Developing new or amendments to South Coast AQMD rules.
Auditing annual emissions reports.
Working in the AB-617 program (a new law targeting air pollution reductions in disadvantaged communities).
Working in the AB-2588 or AER programs (emissions inventory, risk assessment, and community right-to-know about air toxic emissions).
Handling equipment registration/certification and other area source programs.
Assisting small businesses with permitting and compliance issues.
Providing staff assistance to the small business advisory group.
Administering grant programs.
Overseeing the noticing of public workshops and hearings.
Conducting inspections and field source tests.
Reviewing/evaluating protocols, source test data, and reports submitted to the South Coast AQMD.
CAREER PATH
New engineers may be placed at any level below, depending on their qualifications and our needs. Typically, however, individuals are placed as an Assistant Air Quality Engineer and become eligible for non-competitive promotions to each successive level upon successful performance of duties for the required minimum period of time. At each level, the duties performed are similar, but vary in the degree of difficulty and complexity of work, the breadth and depth of knowledge required, the kind and amount of supervision received, and the degree of independence of action with which the work is performed.
This is the entry-levelclass in the professional Air Quality Engineer class series. Incumbents perform the less complex engineering assignments, and serve under training conditions, while acquiring the necessary air quality engineering skills and knowledge to qualify for promotion to the Air Quality Engineer I level.
AIR QUALITY ENGINEER I Biweekly Salary Range: $3,118.85 - $4,190.04 Annual Salary Range: $81,090 - $108,941
This is the intermediate-level class in the professional Air Quality Engineer class series. Incumbents are expected to complete a variety of engineering assignments, working under general supervision.
AIR QUALITY ENGINEER II Biweekly Salary Range: $$3,303.25 - $4,439.11 Annual Salary Range: $85,884 - $115,417
This is the experienced,journey-level class in the professional Air Quality Engineer class series. Air Quality Engineer II is characterized by the responsibility for performing complex air quality engineering assignments requiring the use of judgment and initiative to develop solutions to problems and the interpretation and application of general policies and rules. Incumbents at this level may act as team leaders with lead responsibility for others.