Houston Advanced Research Center Work Values

Daily Duties at Houston Advanced Research Center:

Manager of the Texas Environmental Research Consortium (TERC) air quality program supporting Texas state compliance with the US Clean Air Act. Responsibilities included: o Budgeting over $20 million of Texas state and US federal funds; o Writing strategic plans and science synthesis reports identifying gaps in critical knowledge, new capabilities, and required strategies; o Organizing and presenting at public meetings, workshops, and conferences; o Collaborating with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and EPA Region 6 in providing input to ozone State Implementation Plan; o Maintaining relationships with and resolving conflicts among stakeholders (government, industry, researchers, environmental NGOs, civic groups); o Managing external contractors (universities, national labs, consulting firms); o Assigning work to project managers, and supervising the work of technical support staff, including mentoring, training, and performance evaluation; o Tracking and enforcing timetables and deliverables; and reviewing reports; o Leading projects with major regulatory impacts and/or public interest; o Planning and implementing multi-million-dollar field experiments. Wrote successful proposals and served as Principal Investigator for multiple air quality and clean energy projects serving various non-TERC clients, including the Electric Power Research Institute, the Western Energy Alliance, and the Environmental Defense Fund. Developed and applied new modeling, monitoring, and data analytics tools for operational application at upstream and downstream petrochemical industry sites, e.g. o A micro-scale 3D air quality model for use in permitting and compliance, o Computer Aided Tomography based on remote sensing, o A mobile laboratory for real time ambient air monitoring, o Google Maps/Earth-based Web portal for Houston air quality data mining.

What they like about Houston Advanced Research Center:

The social vibrance of a hiring firm is very important to you. Your ability to make and maintain friendships there is a critical part of your decision. You would likely be dissatisfied with a workplace that is quiet, cold, or otherwise not particularly social. When you investigate a new hiring company, ask recruiters, managers, and potential co-workers about the social life and opportunities there. This is especially important when you are relocating; moving dramatically alters your social sphere both inside and outside the workplace.

Tags

Management, Manufacturing, Project Leader, Project Management, Research, Chemistry, Monitoring, Environmental, Modeling, Sustainability, Energy, Oil and Gas, Data Analytics, Technology Development, Software, Sensors, Industrial Operations, Product Stewardship, Regulatory Compliance, Environment, Health, and Safety, Climate Change, Air Quality, Program Management, Environmental Information Technology, Emissions, Control Strategy, Air Toxics, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Ozone, Particulate Matter, Multimedia Pollution, Human Exposure, Ecological Exposure, Risk Assessment, Human Health Risk, Atmospheric Physics, Remote Sensing, Meteorology, Science Writing, R&D, Director, Petrochemicals, Environmental Policy, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Science, Leak Detection

Skills

Program Management, Technology Development, Science Writing and Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Modeling and Simulation, Air Quality Monitoring, Data Analytics, Strategic Thinking, Thought Leadership, Change Maker

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