Assistant Air Quality and Noise Specialist - Environmental Services (Kansas City)

Burns & McDonnell’s World Headquarters (Kansas City office) is looking for an Assistant Air Quality and Noise Specialist to provide acoustics and noise control services to the power, industrial, commercial, oil & gas and manufacturing industries. This position offers challenging work with significant project variety at a successful, industry-leading company and an opportunity for advancement in a dynamic, growing Air Quality & Noise practice.

The Assistant Air Quality and Noise Specialist will work within our Environmental Services Global Practice and perform the following duties:

• Assist in the development of environmental noise analyses for industrial, utility, and transportation clients, to satisfy federal, state, or local acoustic criteria. Environmental acoustic analyses include noise monitoring, modeling, and mitigation design.

• Assist in the development of architectural acoustic analyses for clients to achieve optimal acoustic performance for their spaces. Acoustic analyses include sound level measurements in existing spaces, acoustic modeling for spaces and finishes, acoustic analysis of HVAC equipment, and mitigation design.

• Assist with FHWA Traffic Noise Model (TNM) development.

• Assist with preparing air permit applications, air permitting analyses, site evaluations, and other environmental tasks independently with assistance/review by managers.

• Assist with air dispersion modeling using Environmental Protection Agency approved modeling programs such as AERMOD.

• Assist performing emission calculations and estimates including greenhouse gas analyses for our clients.

• Travel to project sites to complete ambient and compliance sound surveys.

• Ensure compliance with company and site safety policies.

• All other duties as assigned.