REMOTE Air Quality - Project Director

Metasys Technologies; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Metasys Technologies seeks an experienced Air Quality Project Director to lead and grow its environmental consulting practice. This senior, client-facing role focuses on building relationships, winning work, and delivering complex air quality projects for diverse industrial clients.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in environmental consulting, a strong technical background in air permitting, regulatory compliance, and emissions, plus proven business development and leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of environmental consulting experience, with significant air quality experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Master's degree and/or P.E. or other relevant professional certification preferred
• Demonstrated success in business development and client relationship management
• Established relationships within industrial, manufacturing, energy, refining, chemical, oil & gas, or related markets
• Experience leading complex consulting projects and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of state and federal environmental regulations
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, revenue, and profitability
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with project management and financial tracking tools preferred

Responsibilities

• Own and grow a book of business across key industrial and commercial markets
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with clients, prospects, regulators, and industry partners
• Identify, pursue, and win new environmental consulting opportunities
• Lead complex air quality and environmental consulting engagements from proposal through completion
• Provide senior technical guidance on air permitting, compliance, emissions, reporting, and regulatory matters
• Oversee project managers and technical professionals while supporting their development and advancement
• Develop proposals, scopes, budgets, and client presentations
• Manage project economics, revenue, utilization, and profitability
• Expand existing accounts by identifying opportunities for additional consulting services
• Represent the organization at industry events, professional associations, and stakeholder forums
• Partner with senior leadership to shape business strategy, market growth, and service development

Skills

Business development

Client relationship management

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Project management

Air quality expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree and/or P.E. or other professional certification

Tools

Microsoft Office / Excel

Job description

(Texas Preferred, but open to other areas)

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Air Quality Project Director to lead and grow a successful environmental consulting practice.

This is a senior, client-facing leadership role for an environmental consultant with deep technical expertise and a strong commercial mindset. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing client relationships, generating new business, leading complex air quality projects, and mentoring a high-performing technical team.

This opportunity is particularly well suited for a Principal, Director, Partner, practice leader, or consulting business owner who has built a strong reputation in the environmental industry and maintains an established network of clients.

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to build something rather than simply manage projects — bringing your technical expertise, client relationships, and entrepreneurial approach to a growing environmental consulting organization with the resources to support your success.

What You'll Do

• Own and grow a book of business across key industrial and commercial markets
• Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with clients, prospects, regulators, and industry partners
• Identify, pursue, and win new environmental consulting opportunities
• Lead complex air quality and environmental consulting engagements from proposal through completion
• Provide senior technical guidance on air permitting, compliance, emissions, reporting, and regulatory matters
• Oversee project managers and technical professionals while supporting their development and advancement
• Develop proposals, scopes, budgets, and client presentations
• Manage project economics, revenue, utilization, and profitability
• Expand existing accounts by identifying opportunities for additional consulting services
• Represent the organization at industry events, professional associations, and stakeholder forums
• Partner with senior leadership to shape business strategy, market growth, and service development

Areas of Expertise

Projects may include:

• State and federal air permitting, including Title V
• Air quality regulatory compliance
• Emissions calculations and modeling
• Greenhouse Gas reporting
• Emissions inventories
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting
• Regulatory applicability and permitting analyses
• Environmental compliance assessments and audits
• Industrial air quality consulting and regulatory strategy

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of environmental consulting experience, with significant air quality experience
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline
• Master's degree and/or P.E. or other relevant professional certification preferred
• Demonstrated success in business development and client relationship management
• Established relationships within industrial, manufacturing, energy, refining, chemical, oil & gas, or related markets
• Experience leading complex consulting projects and multidisciplinary teams
• Strong understanding of state and federal environmental regulations
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, revenue, and profitability
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and leadership skills
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel; experience with project management and financial tracking tools preferred

The Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidates will bring more than technical expertise. You are a builder, relationship manager, and trusted technical advisor who understands how to turn expertise and relationships into sustainable consulting business.

Ideal backgrounds include:

• Air Quality Practice Leader
• Senior Business Development / Client Executive
• Senior Project Director with an established client portfolio

An established book of business and long-term client relationships are highly valued. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a history of winning work, retaining major accounts, and growing client relationships over time.