Principal, Air Quality Permitting and Compliance

About the role

SLR is seeking a Principal Consultant to join our team in the Gulf Coast Region. This role will play a significant role in expanding our oil and gas industry business, particularly in Texas and Louisiana.

Responsibilities

• Play a significant role in growing our Gulf Coast base of oil and gas clients and our team of air quality professionals.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to industry clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
• Provide deep technical expertise in air quality permitting, compliance, and U.S. regulatory frameworks, including state requirements.
• Demonstrate subject matter leadership in air quality compliance solutions across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
• Build, manage, and grow strong client relationships, maintaining a diverse and active client portfolio.
• Leverage market intelligence and industry networks to identify opportunities and strengthen competitive positioning.
• Collaborate across teams to drive cross-selling, share insights, and develop new services aligned to market needs.
• Lead major client projects to ensure successful delivery, deepen client understanding, and generate repeat work.
• Mentor staff and support development of marketing materials, thought leadership, and client communications.
• Apply extensive environmental, regulatory, and technical knowledge of the oil and gas industry to design and deliver effective air quality permitting and compliance services to upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas clients.
• Be client-facing and leverage deep expertise in air quality permitting and compliance to effectively advance client strategies and cultivate new client relationships.
• Develop effective marketing strategies and sales tactics that lead to increased oil and gas business.
• Cultivate long-term client satisfaction, retention, and loyalty.
• Develop successful approaches to identify new opportunities and develop winning value propositions and proposals.
• Provide clear, concise business-focused findings, recommendations, and options regarding client documentation.
• Contribute to a high-performing team that works with a significant degree of collaboration and takes pride in the level and quality of service delivered to our clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor and/or Master of Science degree(s) in Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 15-20 years’ experience in providing successful air quality consulting and/or in-house services to the oil and gas sector, including demonstrated success leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong experience in consulting, client relationship management, and business development.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. and state air quality regulations and permitting requirements applicable to the Gulf Coast oil and gas industry, with strong experience in regulatory applicability analysis and interpretation.
• Established reputation in the oil and gas industry, with demonstrated credibility and visibility through regulatory engagement, client relationships, published work, conference participation, or industry association involvement.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and inspire technical teams.
• Excellent communication and people skills, including negotiation, facilitation, and executive-level presentation.
• Strong written communication skills for proposal/report writing, technical and marketing presentations, and peer review capabilities.
• Professional Designation with appropriate Professional Organization.