Air Permitting & Compliance Team Member

About the role

As part of Intersect’s Environmental & Permitting team, you’ll help shape permitting strategies and support environmental compliance across a growing portfolio of energy and hybrid infrastructure projects. Your work will directly influence project siting, development, engineering, construction, and operations by helping ensure facilities meet applicable air quality regulations and permitting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support Infrastructure Development
• Perform environmental due diligence for acquisitions and early-stage development opportunities, including air permitting pathway assessments, air dispersion modeling reviews, schedule evaluations, and budget reviews
• Identify permitting and compliance risks and communicate recommendations to project teams and stakeholders
• Support the management of external consultants performing air quality modeling, permitting, and compliance activities
• Contribute to permitting strategies that support project execution timelines and commercial objectives
• Guide Air Permitting and Compliance
• Prepare and submit New Source Review (NSR), Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), Title V Operating Permit, Standard Permit, and Permit by Rule applications
• Cook up technical studies and supporting documentation, including emissions inventories, air dispersion modeling, BACT analyses, and related environmental evaluations
• Coordinate interactions with regulatory agencies throughout permit application review and approval processes
• Aid in ongoing compliance programs for development-stage and operating facilities
• Support Project Design and Execution
• Provide air permitting and compliance support throughout engineering, procurement, construction, and operational phases
• Review project design changes and operational plans to help ensure regulatory compliance
• Participate in field visits, agency meetings, public hearings, community engagement activities, construction support efforts, and operational reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve permitting and compliance challenges
• Drive Project Excellence
• Maintain organized project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholder communications
• Translate technical and regulatory topics into clear recommendations for project teams
• Contribute to internal best practices, tools, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Continuously expand expertise in air permitting, compliance, and environmental regulations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus
• 2+ years of experience supporting air permitting, environmental compliance, or environmental consulting activities
• Familiarity working with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies
• Working knowledge of Clean Air Act regulations, including NSR, PSD, Title V, and related state permitting programs
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills
• Familiarity with Google Earth, ArcGIS Online, and related geospatial tools
• Curiosity, accountability, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently while building strong cross-functional relationships

Skills

• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills
• Familiarity with Google Earth, ArcGIS Online, and related geospatial tools
• Curiosity, accountability, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving

Benefits

• Total Rewards: Compensation: $118,000 to $137,000 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)
• Equity: Beyond your salary, you’ll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company.
• Health & wellness: 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
• Time to recharge: Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
• Family support: Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven
• Mental health: Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
• Perks & extras: $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and One Medical

Pay

$118,000 to $137,000 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)

Schedule

Full-time, remote