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Senior Air Quality/Noise Specialist

Company: LSA Associates, Inc.

Position: Senior Air Quality and/or Noise Specialist

Location: Berkeley, Fresno, or Irvine office

LSA is a diversified environmental, transportation, and community planning firm with California offices in Berkeley, Carlsbad, Fresno, Irvine, Palm Springs, Point Richmond, Riverside, Rocklin, San Luis Obispo, and South San Francisco, and one office in Fort Collins, Colorado. The staff at LSA includes experts in environmental analysis, transportation planning and engineering, biology and wetlands, habitat restoration, resource management, geographic information systems (GIS), community and land planning, landscape architecture, archaeology and paleontology, water quality, noise, and air quality. LSA is recognized as innovators in the field of environmental impact assessment and have developed a reputation among clients and professional peers in both the public and private sectors as being thorough, innovative, and objective.

We are actively seeking a Senior Air Quality and/or Noise Specialist for our Berkeley, Fresno, and Irvine, California offices. This is a regular, full-time, salaried position and will report to the principal of that department.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct and supervise air quality and acoustical modeling and field studies

Conduct research; and prepare environmental assessments/documents and technical studies

Ability to communicate with clients is key, as is a demonstrated interest in business development and ability to prepare a scope of work and cost estimate

Qualifications:

BS/BA in an engineering, science, environmental, or urban planning field

Three to five years of professional experience

Candidates must have excellent writing, presentation, interpersonal, and time management skills, in addition to an active interest in planning issues and environmental review

Knowledge of the following is desired:

Basic air quality principles, analysis methodologies, and regulatory guidelines;<

Air quality and noise models, including URBEMIS, EMFAC, Caline4, and the FHWA traffic noise prediction models (experience with TNM 2.5 is a plus);

Air Quality Management District and Air Pollution Control District regulatory programs and their relationship to the Federal Clean Air Act; CEQA Guidelines and assessment requirements; and

Fundamentals of noise, characteristics of sound, and noise regulatory guidelines

LSA's greatest asset is its employee ownership. LSA offers excellent compensation and benefits, including competitive pay; medical, dental, vision, group life, long-term care, and long-term disability insurance plans; vacation, sick, and holiday pay; an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); and a Profit Sharing and Savings Plan (with 401k and company match).

How to apply: Qualified applicants please send a cover letter and resume to: employment@lsa-assoc.com or fax 949-553-2019. Visit LSA's web site, www.lsa-assoc.com, and discover why LSA is a great place to work. LSA is an EOE/AA.

Posted 04/14/08

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