Project Manager / Air Permitting Manager

Bright Sky Environmental; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Job summary

Bright Sky Environmental in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Air Permitting Manager for immediate, full-time employment. This senior role focuses on air quality permitting, regulatory analyses, and client leadership across oil & gas, power, data centers, and industrial facilities.

You will manage projects, mentor staff, support business development, and lead technical deliverables while growing into a director-level position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, environmental science, or a closely related discipline plus at least 7 years of relevant air quality permitting and compliance experience.
• Direct air permitting experience in addition to project management experience is required.
• Strong working knowledge of air permitting and compliance programs, preferably in Texas and neighboring states.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with interest in growing a specialized consulting practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage air quality permitting and compliance projects, including strategy, applicability analyses, emissions calculations, and permit applications.
• Lead and develop project team members and provide technical QA/QC for deliverables.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and client communications for active projects.
• Serve as trusted advisor to clients in oil & gas, power generation, data centers, and industrial sectors.
• Support business development with client relationships and opportunities to grow the air practice.

Skills

Air permitting

Project management

Regulatory analysis

Business development

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or environmental science

Job description

Help Build the Infrastructure Powering the Future

Oil production. Hyperscale data centers. Reliable electricity. Advanced manufacturing. America's energy infrastructure is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and none of it happens without environmental approvals.

At Bright Sky Environmental, we help bring critical energy and digital infrastructure projects from concept to construction by solving complex environmental and regulatory challenges. Every permit, emissions analysis, and compliance strategy we develop helps clients move projects forward that support the technologies and industries shaping tomorrow.

If you're an engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, learning quickly, and making an impact early in your career, we'd love to meet you.

Why Bright Sky Environmental?

Bright Sky Environmental is a woman-owned environmental consulting firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Since 2018, we've earned the trust of developers, operators, investors, engineering firms, and technology companies building some of the country's most innovative energy infrastructure.

Our team supports projects across:

• Oil and gas infrastructure
• Utility-scale and distributed energy facilities
• Hyperscale data centers supporting AI and cloud computing
• Industrial manufacturing

We've helped authorize hundreds of industrial facilities, supported environmental compliance for thousands of operating assets, and worked on projects across North America's most active energy regions.

Many of the projects we support don't fit neatly into traditional regulatory frameworks. That's what makes our work exciting. Our engineers develop practical, technically sound solutions that help clients navigate new technologies, evolving regulations, and ambitious project schedules.

You have built the technical foundation. Now use it to move bigger work forward.

Senior team members take on greater ownership, deepen client relationships, guide project strategy, and help shape how Bright Sky tackles fast-moving infrastructure challenges.

In a lean firm, experience carries weight. Your judgment can influence the project, the client relationship, and where the company goes next. To encourage our culture of entrepreneurship, Bright Sky Environmental offers sales commissions to all staff who bring or win projects.

What You'll Do

Bright Sky Environmental is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Air Permitting Manager for immediate, full-time employment. This role is ideal for a senior air quality permitting and compliance professional who enjoys technical work, client interaction, project leadership, and business development.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and support air quality permitting and compliance projects, including technical strategy, regulatory applicability analyses, emissions calculations, and permit application preparation.
• Lead and develop project team members.
• Provide technical review and QA/QC for air permitting and compliance deliverables.
• Manage project scope, budgets, schedules, staffing, and client communication for active consulting projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients in oil and gas, power generation, data center power, and other industrial sectors.
• Mentor and develop junior staff through technical guidance, review, and project leadership.
• Support business development with a seller-doer mindset, including building client relationships, identifying new opportunities, and helping grow Bright Sky Environmental's air practice.
• Help shape the future of the company with an immediate leadership role and a path to grow into a director-level position.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, environmental science, or a closely related discipline from an accredited university plus at least 7 years of relevant air quality permitting and compliance experience, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education. Candidates must have direct air permitting experience in addition to project management experience to be considered.
• Strong working knowledge of air permitting and compliance programs, preferably in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and/or California.
• Experience managing consulting projects, including budgets, schedules, deliverables, and client communication.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in helping grow a specialized consulting practice and other team members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license; annual bonus available for a P.E. willing to sponsor the company as a P.E. firm.
• 8–10+ years of air quality permitting and compliance experience, and 5+ years as a Project Manager
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations implementing the Clean Air Act.
• Experience with NSR, PSD, nonattainment NSR, Title V, PBRs, standard permits, emissions inventories, BACT analyses, MACT/NESHAP/NSPS applicability, or related air programs.
• Prior environmental consulting experience with the ability and interest to sell projects and lead and develop teams.
• Existing client relationships in oil and gas, power generation, data centers, industrial facilities, or other relevant sectors.
• 401(k) available after first six months of employment with an employer match of 100% on the first 3% contributed and 50% on the next 2%
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off, sick leave, 10 paid holidays, one volunteer day annually, and a monthly half-day off
• Performance-based sales bonus opportunities available to all employees
• On-the-job training, mentorship, professional development, and opportunity to develop others

Additional Information

• Recruiter submissions will not be accepted.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Relocation is not available for this position.