Air Permitting Senior Coordinator

Luminant; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminant in Irving, Texas is seeking an Air Permitting Senior Coordinator to lead development and management of air permits across facilities. You will oversee permitting strategy, regulatory review, consultant management, and budget oversight to support plant operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences/engineering and at least seven years of air permitting experience, with strong leadership, communication, and project management skills to drive on-time compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of air permitting experience or oversight of regulatory compliance programs.
• Experience leading air permitting projects and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing consultant scopes, budgets, schedules, purchase orders, and invoices.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret complex environmental rules and agency correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee review and development of projects related to permits for compliance with environmental regulations.
• Manage air permits tracking, renewal, updates, and interpretation to support operations.
• Develop air permitting strategies and assess regulatory risk for facilities and projects.
• Oversee permit applications, amendments, and regulatory filings for construction and modification.
• Provide oversight and prioritization for team members and outside consultants.
• Manage consultant scopes, schedules, budgets, and invoice review.
• Prepare quarterly status reports summarizing projects, milestones, risks, and budgets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Analytical

Decision making

Project management

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, or related field

Job description

## Air Permitting Senior CoordinatorApply: Irving, Texas: Full time: Posted Yesterday: 40016681If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.**Job Summary**The Air Permitting Senior Coordinator is responsible for leading the development, maintenance, interpretation, and strategic management of air permits necessary to support the operation and growth of electric power generation facilities. This role provides oversight of air permitting activities across assigned facilities and projects, including permitting strategy, regulatory review, consultant management, budget oversight, project prioritization, and coordination with plant, environmental, legal, engineering, and leadership teams. The position is accountable for ensuring air permitting work is completed in a timely, accurate, and cost-effective manner while managing regulatory risk, supporting operational flexibility, and providing routine status reporting to leadership.**Job Description****Key Accountabilities**•Lead and oversee the review and development of proposed projects related to construction, operation, repairs, and renovations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations, including requirements to apply for and obtain timely preconstruction and operating permits.•Manage existing preconstruction and operating air permits by ensuring permits are tracked, renewed, updated, and interpreted accurately to support ongoing plant operations and regulatory compliance.•Develop and direct air permitting strategies for assigned facilities and projects, including evaluating permitting pathways, identifying regulatory risks, and supporting business decisions that preserve operational flexibility.•Oversee the preparation, review, submittal, and agency support of air permit applications, registrations, notifications, permit amendments, and related regulatory filings required for construction, modification, and permit revisions.•Provide oversight, direction, and prioritization for environmental team members, plant personnel, and outside consultants supporting air permitting efforts.•Manage consultant scopes of work, deliverables, schedules, performance, and invoice review to ensure permitting support is accurate, timely, cost-effective, and aligned with company expectations.•Provide budget oversight for air permitting activities, including developing cost estimates, supporting annual budget planning, tracking expenditures, reviewing purchase orders and invoices, and communicating budget risks or variances to leadership.•Prepare and deliver quarterly air permitting status reports that summarize key projects, permitting milestones, regulatory risks, consultant activity, budget status, upcoming deadlines, and issues requiring leadership awareness or direction.•Track and evaluate environmental regulations related to air quality and permitting, assess potential impacts to Vistra facilities and operations, and provide recommendations to leadership and affected stakeholders.•Ensure appropriate plant personnel and internal stakeholders understand applicable environmental obligations, permit requirements, project constraints, and compliance expectations.•Review and provide oversight of environmental notifications, records, and reports, including those associated with Title V annual compliance certifications, annual emissions reports, NSPS, TRI, GHG, CEMS, allowance reports, MATS reports, deviation reports, and other quarterly or annual reports pursuant to air permitting and air regulatory requirements.•Provide subject matter expertise and management support for compliance obligations associated with air permit requirements and air regulatory programs that impact assigned facilities.•Participate in and support plant Compliance Assistance Visit directives, corrective action planning, and follow-up activities as necessary.•Perform all other duties as assigned.**Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements**•Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, engineering, or a related field preferred.•Minimum of 7 years of experience in a corporate, agency, or consulting environment performing air permitting work and/or providing oversight of environmental regulatory compliance programs.•Demonstrated experience leading air permitting projects, managing regulatory deliverables, and coordinating cross-functional teams or external consultants.•Experience managing consultant scopes of work, project schedules, budgets, purchase orders, invoices, and performance expectations preferred.•Experience preparing and presenting project status updates, regulatory summaries, budget information, and recommendations to multiple levels of responsibility within an organization, including field personnel, peers, senior management, clients, consultants, and other stakeholders.•Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret complex environmental rules, regulations, permits, guidance, and agency correspondence.•Strong leadership, communication, critical thinking, analytical, and decision-making skills.•Self-motivated, organized, and able to perform well under pressure, prioritize competing workstreams, manage resources productively, and meet high-pressure deadlines across multiple projects.