About the Department

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (District) is responsible for protecting public health and the environment through effective air quality management and enforcement of local, state, and federal air pollution control regulations. Our mission is to achieve and maintain health-based air quality standards for the Sacramento region while supporting economic vitality and community engagement. The District’s Engineering and Compliance Division (ECD) includes key programs that serve as the cornerstones of the District’s regulatory responsibilities. Fundamental ECD program work consists of reviewing air quality permit applications and performing other key engineering evaluations, including Best Available Control Technology (BACT) determinations, AB 2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” program related to toxic air emissions, and specialized permitting for major sources of air pollution.

The ECD Program Supervisor, under general direction from the ECD Program Manager, plans, organizes, supervises, and participates in the work of professional engineering staff responsible for stationary source permitting, engineering evaluations, new source review, air toxics, and air quality modeling. This role provides technical leadership, ensures regulatory compliance, develops policies and procedures, coordinates with regulatory agencies and stakeholders, and oversees the review and issuance of permits and other technical documents. The Program Supervisor is responsible for internal and external communications and holds a key role that regularly interacts with the public, permitted businesses, other local public agencies, state and federal agencies, the District executive management, and other staff throughout the District. The Program Supervisor is also responsible for complex data analysis, preparing reports and presentations, and representing the District at various meetings, among other duties.

Pay Range:

$57.72 - $77.35/hour with typical starting pay between $57.72 and $67.54/hour*

*Placement higher in the range may be considered based on education, prior experience, and internal equity.

Under direction, plans, coordinates and supervises a District operational program area; performs the most complex and difficult work of the unit; may supervise a small group of professionals and/or contractors; and performs other related duties as required.

Position Duties

The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by employees in this class. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below. Marginal duties (shown in italics) are those which are least likely to be essential functions for any single position in this class.

1. Supervises and performs the most difficult and complex of the work unit in areas such as inspections, rule development, emission inventory, emission reduction credits, air monitoring, planning, mobile source low emission technology, toxics, modeling and new source analysis.

2. Supervises case development for violations of air quality rules and regulations; recommends resolutions for cases; determines monetary settlements for violations; conducts hearings with regulated businesses and industries for the purpose of negotiating settlements for emission violations.

3. Reviews evaluations performed by staff including calculations, assumptions, staff reports, rule interpretation, control technology, determines enforceability of permit conditions, and consistency with departmental practices and policies; reviews and approves issuance of Authority to Construct, initial inspection reports, fee determinations and assessments, Permits to Operate, health risk assessments, source test results, and other related reports, permits or documents.

4. Assists staff and the public with issues related to stationary source, mobile source or air toxics enforcement, permitting, rule compliance, emission inventory, modeling and other related programs; interprets and explains rules, policies, and procedures to others; interacts with equipment manufacturers regarding low emission technology.

5. Develops policies and procedures for program operation and staff activities; assists in preparation, presentation, and monitoring of annual budget, grants, and subvention funding.

6. Coordinates transportation and land use planning programs; coordinates preparation of District's Transportation Conformity Rule; supervises the implementation and maintenance of transportation demand management strategies and related ordinances.

7. Trains, supervises, and evaluates staff; assists with the selection of new employees.

8. Coordinates scheduling and planning of assigned program activities with federal, state, county and other local governmental agencies; acts as liaison with regulatory agencies for specific programs.

9. Reviews, comments and assists with the development of proposed rules or regulations; consults with regulatory agencies regarding reduction strategies; evaluates state and federal mandates and policies and determines impacts on regulated sources; determines methods to research local air quality; designs, coordinates, and directs necessary studies and analysis of technological feasibility, economic and other impacts of proposed practices and rule changes.

10. Meets with key decision makers from industry to discuss applicability and effects of existing, new and/or proposed regulations on their facilities; represents the District on committees, workshops, conferences and at public activities, and board meetings; plans, arranges for, and coordinates public workshops, special conferences, and public hearings on rules, issues and actions.

11. Prepares reports, letters, memos, and other documents regarding violations, complaints, air pollution or toxic substance sources, program progress, and other relevant topics; develops low emission demonstration projects.

12. May coordinate other programs of the division on a temporary or intermittent basis.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related engineering specialty, related environmental science, environmental planning, industrial technology or a field related to the specific program and four years of full-time experience performing duties that included increasingly difficult engineering, scientific planning or inspection work in air quality management.

Knowledge of (as it relates to the specific position)

Air quality plan components and methods of calculating impacts of air quality control measures; principles and techniques of enforcement practices related to air quality management; scientific, engineering and environmental principles, methods, practices, and equipment used in determining, evaluating, monitoring, and controlling air quality; air quality plan components and methods of calculating impacts of air pollution control measures including modeling; principles and practices of transportation and land use planning; internal combustion engine cycles; thermodynamic and heat transfer principles; statistics; various types of industrial processes and control equipment; current federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations related to air quality management; principles and techniques of personnel management and supervision; relationship of federal and state air quality programs to local government programs; basic computer applications; concepts, methods, and practices of vehicle fleet operation; manufacturing techniques and design concepts of vehicle technology; light, medium, heavy-duty, and off-road powertrain and emission control systems; clean fuels technology and associated products; model concepts of emission inventory; environmental and safety aspects of conventional and alternative fuels; the effects of vehicle emissions on air quality and human health; state vehicle emission standards; federal state and local laws, rules and regulations related to vehicle air quality management.

Ability to

Coordinate, supervise, and train professional and technical staff; organize and coordinate staff activities and programs to meet program requirements and goals; analyze engineering, technical and managerial problems and propose effective solutions; develop, analyze, interpret, explain and apply legislation, laws, regulations, and technical material related to air quality management; make written and verbal presentations to professional and civic groups; communicate in public and in private meetings, group discussions and interviews with people of varying technical skills and personalities; write clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, letters and other documents.

Special Requirement

Possession of a valid Class C California driver's license.

Other Qualifications

Physical Demands

This is primarily a desk job. The job requires occasional travel by car. Physical demands include occasional lifting up to 25 pounds, walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting.

Working Conditions

Generally clean work environment with limited exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, or noise. Computer monitor used on a daily basis. Travel throughout the District may be required.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

A cover letter is required. A resume may also be submitted with the application; however, a resume is not an acceptable substitute for a cover letter. Applications that do not list related job experience in the "Employment History/Work Experience" section may be considered incomplete. A resume or answers to supplemental questions will not substitute for the information required in the job experience section. Referencing your resume will not be accepted as an adequate response to the supplemental application questions. Your application must show all the relevant education and experience you possess that makes you eligible for the position. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Benefits

The Air District offers a robust benefits package under the current resolutions and contracts including the following:

Health & Wellness

Cafeteria Plan - The District provides funding of up to $2,431.24/month in 2026, for the purchase of medical, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits.
Medical Insurance - The District offers a wide range of HMO and PPO health plans through CalPERS.
Dental Insurance - Basic Plan: 100% District paid for employees and their dependents. Enhanced Plan: Employee pays the difference in premium from the Basic plan.
Vision Insurance - District-paid coverage for employees. Employee pays the difference in premium when covering dependents.
Flexible Spending Accounts - Health and dependent care plans allowing employee pre-tax contributions of up to $3,300 and $5,000 per plan year, respectively. ($500 rollover for Health FSA. District-provided cafeteria plan funding cannot be used for these plans.)
Life Insurance - District provides $50,000 in coverage for employees. Voluntary plans are available for employee and family coverage.
Long-Term Disability - District-paid coverage, up to $9,000 per month, based on pre-disability earnings.
Aflac - Voluntary plans for cancer, accident, & specified health event.

Post Employment

Retirement - Employees contribute 7% (classic members) or 7.75% (membership beginning after January 2013 or with more than 6-month break in CalPERS service) to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) defined benefit plan. The benefit formulas are 2% @ 55 and 2% @ 62, respectively.
457 Plan - Voluntary tax-deferred retirement savings plan with a District match of up to $35 per pay period.
Retiree Medical Insurance - District retirees may be eligible to enroll in a CalPERS health plan with a District contribution.

COLAs & Incentives

Annual Cost of Living Adjustments - 2% to 4% per year based on changes in the consumer price index.
Commute Allowance - up to $110 per month for use of approved alternate means of commuting to work, e.g., Regional Transit, carpool, bicycle, walking, zero-emission vehicle.
Education Allowance - up to $2,400 per year.
Employee Assistance Plan - available for employees and members of their household.
Uniform Allowance - Up to $180 every 2 years for safety shoes for eligible employees.
Management Differential - A 5% salary differential is provided to management employees.

Flexible Work Arrangements

9/80 Schedule Option - Employees may have the option to work a standard schedule of 8 hours a day 5 days a week, or a 9/80 working mostly 9-hour days with a day off every other week.
Flexible Schedules - Employees may be allowed a work schedule that provides for starting and quitting times other than the standard 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Opportunity to Telework – Some positions allow for flexible telework schedules.

Paid Time Off

Vacation - 12 days per year for the first 3 years, then 20 days to 27 days per year based on years of service.
Sick Leave - 15 days per year.
Holidays - 11 days per year.
Administrative Leave - 10 days per year.
Management Sick Leave Payout - Sick leave may be accumulated without limitation and management employees will be paid one-half of accrued sick leave upon retirement unless such payment is waived. Sick leave is convertible to PERS retirement service credits.
Vacation Leave Payout – Unrepresented supervisors and managers may cash out vacation for the equivalent cash compensation each fiscal year in an amount not to exceed the cap or hours used during the year.

Supplemental Questions

Do you have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related engineering specialty, related environmental science, environmental planning, industrial technology or a field related to the specific program and four (4) years of full-time experience performing duties that included increasingly difficult engineering, scientific planning or inspection work in air quality management?

Please describe your education and experience in air quality and air quality permitting.

Please describe specific programs, projects, or initiatives for which you served a lead role and what outcomes or achievements your efforts helped accomplish.

Please describe your experience supervising, mentoring, or leading technical staff.

Required Question

Agency Information

Employer: Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Address: 777 12th Street, 3rd Floor

Sacramento, California, 95814
Phone: (279) 207-1123

(279) 207-1175
Website: http://www.airquality.org/About-Us/Employment