ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - AIR QUALITY

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Environmental Specialist - Air Quality is responsible for implementing air quality tasks within the Gila

River Indian Community (GRIC), including permits, emissions inventories, compliance assistance, and

monitoring and providing support with the continued development of the GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Collection of annual emission inventory data, logging information into and maintaining database.
• Provide technical support to the Community and industrial facilities in reviewing proposals from existing

and prospective facilities and industries.

• Interprets air quality control regulations and provides explanation to the public
• Assess whether proposed operations, emissions and emission impacts comply with relevant limitations.
• Identify and analyze relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain on-going cooperation with other regulatory agencies.
• Draft permit documents and supporting technical memoranda.
• Assist in developing and implementing the GRIC Tribal Implementation Plan for air quality.
• Manage deadlines and timeframes for permit-related tasks, such as permit renewals, emission inventory

requests, annual invoices, etc.

• Support maintenance, operation, calibration and data collection of air quality monitoring and

meteorological stations, as necessary.

• Assist with compliance inspections of industrial facilities and businesses within the Community.
• Deliver and assist with presentations at public meetings, Tribal Committees and Tribal Council.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of environmental planning and protection and

exercise discretion and independent judgment.

• Knowledge of the principles of Federal and Tribal Environmental Law, standards and regulatory process;

including but not limited to Clean Air Act and other environmental regulations.

• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel.