About the Position

Does your career need a breath of fresh air? Come join our team of inspectors with the Air Quality Department, where you will assist the Department in providing clean air for the residents of Maricopa!

As the Air Quality Inspector, you will conduct inspections of various sources to determine compliance with air quality laws, rules, and regulations to ensure that sources are operating in conformance with legal and permitted requirements.

About Us

Located in one of the fastest-growing and largest counties in the nation, the Maricopa County Air Quality Department continues to develop innovative programs and engage the community so customers, residents, and visitors can live, work, and play in a healthy environment. Air quality has improved significantly over the last 20 years, and the department remains committed to increasing compliance with air quality permits and regulations and strengthening the community’s knowledge of air quality issues. From continually monitoring the air we breathe to permitting and inspecting sources of air pollution, developing award-winning school education and pollution reduction programs, and increasing outreach efforts, the department strives for excellence in all we do to meet our goals.

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance: hybrid schedules may be offered based on business needs following the training period

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, or a related field, with at least 30 semester hours of coursework in natural, physical, or environmental applied sciences

• Please attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts to your application (failure to do so will result in your application being removed from consideration)

We Also Value

• Experience using GIS maps and CRM databases

• Bilingual skills in Spanish and English

Job Contributions

• Inspect and investigate dust sources, industrial and commercial air pollution sources, and related control equipment for compliance with air quality rules and regulations, prepare inspection reports and associated documentation

• Respond to citizen complaints to determine if violations of rules exist

• Review a variety of facility records, perform air quality tests, and prepare enforcement documents

• Advise and educate the public and industry about environmental air quality issues, regulations, policies, safety, and compliance

• Evaluate reporting data to determine the compliance status of facilities/sites

• Review and comment on proposed permit conditions for applicability and enforceability

• Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, or a related field, with at least 30 semester hours of coursework in natural, physical, or environmental applied sciences

• Please attach a copy of your unofficial transcripts to your application (failure to do so will result in your application being removed from consideration)

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