Senior Air Quality Engineer

RWDI is a global climate and performance engineering consulting firm that helps its clients redefine what's possible by overcoming design and operational challenges, while minimising environmental, user, and resource impact. RWDI is seeking an experienced individual to join our Air Quality team as a Senior Air Quality Engineer in Sydney, Brisbane, or Perth, Australia.

We are a values-based organisation, which means everything we do relates back to our three core values: innovation, integrity, and integration. Alignment to these values is a vital piece of our people puzzle.

• Conduct air quality assessments for a range of sectors (industry, buildings, infrastructure and transport) throughout Australia
• Consult with and answer technical questions from clients, project managers, and colleagues
• Plan and coordinate technical aspects of projects
• Supervise and assign data collection, modelling, post-processing, analysis, interpretation, and documentation of technical results
• Write technical reports
• Assist with the preparation of proposals
• Assist in business development initiatives to support the air quality team
• Take a lead technical role in internal and external project teams to ensure technical excellence and quality of analysis and reporting
• Provide technical leadership to improve technical capability and capacity
• Contribute to RWDI's global air quality practice initiatives and share knowledge with internationally based colleagues

• Bachelor's degree in applicable engineering or science disciplines
• Proven expertise in air quality dispersion modelling (including CALPUFF and AERMOD; GRAL an asset) and meteorological modelling (including TAPM and CALMET; WRF an asset)
• Full understanding of the current regulatory/planning framework/technical guidance in NSW, QLD, or WA for air quality assessments
• Demonstrated experience in leading air quality projects in NSW, QLD, or WA
• Thorough knowledge of a variety of engineering analytical tools, GIS (QGIS), experience with ERP systems, and MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint
• Proven ability to act as the technical liaison between internal project teams, external clients, and regulators
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong people and team skills
• Proven organisational capability, decision making and coordination skills while working on multiple projects
• Demonstrated initiative, independent problem-solving capabilities
• Demonstrated leadership/mentoring success
• An eye for detail and an innate desire to get things right
• Persistence to see a job through to conclusion
• Aptitude for practical problem-solving and sound judgement
• Drive to continuously improve processes and enhance efficiency
• Aptitude for creating, and contributing to, technical innovation
• Ability to travel occasionally

• Post-graduate degree or doctorate in subjects relevant to the role (asset)
• Current regulatory/planning framework/technical guidance in other Australian jurisdictions (asset)
• Working knowledge of programming (e.g., Python, R, Linux) (asset)
• Professional qualification (e.g., CAQP, CPeng, ..) (asset)
• Membership and participation in air quality associations (e.g., CASANZ) and conferences (asset)

• An opportunity to redefine possible
• Work with a "Top Employer"
• Salary range commensurate with experience
• Flexible office/homework setting
• Proactive and ongoing training, education, and learning opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing Allowance Reimbursement (professional subscriptions/fitness equipment)
• Abundant career paths and opportunities to advance

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Other
• Industries: Civil Engineering

RWDI endorses and practices the principles of equal opportunity employment. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. Accommodations are available during all stages of the recruitment process.