Managing Consultant, Air Quality

Environmental Resources Management (ERM); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM seeks a Managing Consultant, Air Quality, to lead strategic expansion of ERM’s air quality services in Texas and beyond. You will guide projects, advise on regulatory challenges, and build lasting client partnerships while growing the service line.

The role emphasizes leadership, business development, and technical excellence in a global context. You will collaborate with a multinational team to deliver innovative solutions, mentor junior staff, and strengthen client relationships across Oil

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, environmental) or related discipline.
• 4–5 years (7 preferred) of air quality consulting experience with expertise in Title V, PSD, NSR, BACT, MACT.
• Proven track record as a “seller/doer,” winning and delivering strategic projects.
• Strong understanding of federal and state air regulations.
• Established relationships within Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Technology, or Chemical sectors in Texas.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and client relationship skills.
• Preferred: Professional certifications (P.E., CSP, CHMM, or similar).
• Subject matter expertise in air permitting and compliance; experience with air dispersion modeling, stack testing, or ambient air measurement.
• Familiarity with multi-media auditing (storm water, SPCC, RMP/PSM, CEQA permitting).

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic business plans to grow ERM’s Air Quality service area in Texas.
• Serve as a senior technical expert for air permitting and compliance programs, ensuring clients maintain maximum operating flexibility.
• Act as a “seller/doer” by identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and leading project delivery.
• Build and expand client relationships to generate repeat business and cross-sell ERM’s services.
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level consultants, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.
• Collaborate with ERM’s global Air Quality & Climate Change team to share best practices and deliver innovative solutions.

Skills

Air quality consulting

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Client relationships

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Ready to lead with impact? Join ERM and take your career to the next level with a global leader committed to sustainability and growth. Step into a leadership role where your expertise shapes industry standards and drives meaningful environmental outcomes. As a Managing Consultant, Air Quality (Houston, TX or Austin, TX), you will play a pivotal role in advancing ERM’s air quality and climate strategy while partnering with leading organizations to solve complex regulatory and sustainability challenges. This is more than a role—it’s an opportunity to influence strategy, grow a high-impact service line, and make a lasting contribution in a rapidly evolving environmental landscape.

Why This Role Matters You’re not just joining a team—you’re shaping the future of air quality and climate strategy for some of the most influential companies in the world. At ERM, we’re driving innovation in environmental consulting, and this leadership role puts you at the center of that transformation. If you’re ready to leverage your expertise and relationships to make a measurable impact, this is your opportunity to lead, grow, and influence at a global scale.

What Your Impact Is

As a Managing Consultant, Air Quality, you’ll be the strategic force behind expanding ERM’s Air Quality services in Texas. You’ll lead high-profile projects, advise on complex regulatory challenges, and build lasting client partnerships. Your work will directly contribute to ERM’s double‑digit growth and global leadership in air quality and climate change consulting.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical, environmental) or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 4–5 years (7 preferred) of air quality consulting experience with technical expertise in Title V, PSD, NSR, BACT, and MACT
• Proven track record as a “seller/doer,” successfully winning and delivering strategic projects
• Strong understanding of federal and state air regulations
• Established relationships within Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Technology, or Chemical sectors in Texas
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and client relationship skills
• Preferred: Professional certifications (P.E., CSP, CHMM, or similar)
• Subject matter expertise in air permitting and compliance; experience with air dispersion modeling, stack testing, or ambient air measurement
• Familiarity with multi-media auditing and other compliance areas (storm water, SPCC, RMP/PSM, CEQA permitting)

Key Responsibilities

• Execute strategic business plans to grow ERM’s Air Quality service area in Texas
• Serve as a senior technical expert for air permitting and compliance programs, ensuring clients maintain maximum operating flexibility
• Act as a “seller/doer” by identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and leading project delivery
• Build and expand client relationships to generate repeat business and cross-sell ERM’s services
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level consultants, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration
• Collaborate with ERM’s global Air Quality & Climate Change team to share best practices and deliver innovative solutions

If you’re a strategic leader ready to combine technical expertise with business impact, this is your opportunity to grow your career while helping organizations navigate complex environmental challenges and build a more sustainable future.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world‑class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM! #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote #LI-SO2

At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.