Air Quality Specialist

Air Quality Specialist Full-time State/Province: New South Wales Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Business Line: Environment Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: AU - Newcastle, NSW Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

AECOM's environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage. Everyone belongs at AECOM We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company , a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality , # Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer . How you’ll make a difference Delivery of air quality impact assessments, monitoring and management programs and related technical studies, ensuring high technical standards and timely delivery. Manage air quality projects from initiation to completion as part of a team of air quality professionals, including client engagement, reporting and proposal development. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM’s business lines, including a strong national and international Air Quality practice. Contribute to greenhouse gas and carbon accounting projects Supporting business development activities for the Air Quality practice along with technical profile raising activities to grow personal capabilities.

The qualities that help you thrive The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Environmental Management or a related discipline with 2+ years’ experience in air quality or environmental consulting. Proficiency in air quality dispersion modelling (e.g. CALPUFF, AERMOD) with experience in GRAL or WRF viewed favourably. Experience developing emission inventories, including the use of excel for emissions estimation calculations. Strong technical writing and communication skills, with experience preparing reports (e.g. Air Quality Impact Assessments, Air Quality Management Plans), proposals and engaging directly with clients. Familiarity with greenhouse gas or carbon accounting and air quality monitoring. Abilities in GIS (e.g. ArcGIS Pro, Q-GIS) and programming (e.g. R, Python) would be viewed favourably.