Air Quality Specialist

With world attention focused on both the environment and the economy, Environmental Defense is where policymakers and business leaders turn for win-win solutions. This leading green group, founded in 1967 as the Environmental Defense Fund, has tripled in size over the past decade by focusing on strong science, uncommon partnerships and market-based approaches. You can be part of a vibrant workplace that welcomes diverse perspectives, talents and contributions, where innovation and a focus on results are a way of life. With programs from Boston to Beijing, Environmental Defense is the only environmental group to receive an A rating from Wired magazine.

The Air Quality Specialist, based in Houston, will be an integral member of Environmental Defense's regional air quality team, working in a high-intensity and multi-disciplinary setting to formulate, coordinate, and implement outreach strategies to promote the adoption of measures to further reduce air pollution in the Houston area. We seek to gain the support of civic, business and other influential groups to promote emissions reductions from key sources in Houston: diesel vehicles and equipment (associated with transportation, goods movement, and construction); industrial air toxic emissions; and gasoline cars and trucks. 

The successful candidate must have the requisite experience and discretion to make independent decisions regarding priorities and specific actions to be taken, in the context of the organization's overall goals and in consultation with other Environmental Defense staff members. 

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Environmental Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and the physically challenged are encouraged to apply.