Manager, Air Quality and Energy

Manager, Air Quality and Energy

Salary

$115,500.00 - $169,500.00 Annually

Location

Portland International Airport - 7000 NE Airport Way, Portland 97218, OR

Job Type

Full-Time Administrative

Job Number

02247

Division

Development Services

Department

Aviation Environmental/Safety

Opening Date

06/26/2026

Closing Date

7/19/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Exempt

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

The Position

The Port of Portland is hiring a Manager of Environmental Air Quality & Energy.

This role is responsible for management of the Air Quality and Energy programs including strategic planning, personnel, budgets, and contracts. Championing initiatives across multiple departments in a coordinated and collaborative manner to achieve operational safety, business objectives, regulatory compliance, operational efficiencies, and to function as a center of excellence within the Port of Portland. Another key function of this role is representing the Port via engagement with diverse stakeholders such as community groups, regulatory agencies, and government officials.

From the Hiring Manager: "The role of the Environmental Air Quality and Energy Manager is pivotal in steering our air quality and energy programs at the Port of Portland. This position involves dynamic leadership, encompassing strategic planning, personnel oversight, budget management, and contract administration. As a catalyst for change, you will champion initiatives across departments, fostering a coordinated and collaborative environment. Your mission is to seamlessly align operational safety, business objectives, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiencies."

We offer a flexible hybrid schedule to support both work-life balance and team collaboration. This role CANNOT be performed remotely.

Essential Job Duties

Subject matter expertise

• Act as the subject matter expert for the Port's Air Quality and Climate Change initiatives and engage technical staff or consultants for expertise regarding the full range of Air Quality and Energy matters.
• Establish networks and key resources to track regulatory issues and trends and to maintain the highest and best knowledge of technical and regulatory information related to air quality and climate change.
• Represent the Port on a broad range of environmental issues both within and outside of the Port.
• Participate in national, regional and state collaborative initiatives such as ACI-NA, the Oregon Governor's Global Warming Commission, the Clean Diesel Contracting Collaborative etc.

Program delivery

• Ensure successful delivery of the Air Quality and Energy programs.
• Champion decision-making, planning and communications across departments, and make recommendations on complex Port business issues.
• Obtain and maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing respective media.
• Effectively communicate environmental regulations, permit conditions, and policies within the Port.

Management:

• Hire, train and manage performance of staff and oversee the daily operations of the Air Quality and Energy team.
• Ensure through either direct action or delegation that department functions are managed in alignment with Port policies and procedures including personnel management, budget, contracts, and general administration.
• Consult and make recommendations on complex issues arising from Port aviation, marine, industrial development and commercial plans, operations, transactions etc.
• Directly or through staff, responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local-and secondarily international-laws and regulations.
• Manage outside services contracts and budgets.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on mixed media issues.

Other Projects

• Manage the environmental aspects of large, complex, multi-disciplinary environmental projects as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• (Required) Bachelor's degreein Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or a similar field.

• Master's is preferred.

• (Required) Five (5)+ years of progressively responsible work experience in functional areas, including project management, negotiating and managing complex environmental issues.

• (Required) Five (5)+ years of demonstrated experience in supervision of employees.

Licenses and Certifications

• (Required) Driver's license.
• (Preferred) Maintain a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) badge to access the Port's marine facilities.

Demonstrated Skills & Abilities

• Intermediate- Laws and policies related to managing personnel.

• Intermediate- Personnel management techniques and best practices.

• Senior- Program management. Project management techniques and best practices.

• Senior- Federal, State, and local environmental regulations, codes, rules, laws, guidance, and policy statements related to air quality, energy, and climate change.

• Air quality: Advanced

• Climate change: Senior

• Energy: Intermediate

• Intermediate - Microsoft Office Suite.

• Senior- Identify issues and seek creative solutions.

• Senior- Written and verbal communication skills. Tailor content to varying audiences.

• Senior- Complex project and process management including budgets, schedules, and scope.

• Senior- Resolve problems with minimal conflict and motivate colleagues to collaborate. Work through ambiguity.

• Senior- Orient, train, assign, and manage performance of employees.

Supplemental and Selection Information

Selection Process: (tentative schedule):

• A minimum qualification evaluation of the education, training, and experience of submitted application packets will take place by Human Resources the week of July 20th.
• A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials.
• Our goal is to schedule the virtual first round of interviews with candidates who successfully passed the SME evaluation on Monday, July 27th. Panel Interviews will be held Tuesday, August 4th.

About us:

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have - our three airports, three working marine terminals, six business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them - to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone's life better. And we'll use our power and influence to unlock new opportunities and ensure more people share in our region's success. With YOUR help - together with our partners, customers, and community - we'll help drive meaningful change!

Do you have questions about this job?

Contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety: The Port promotes safety as a Core value and we seek to eliminate harm through a culture of active prevention, curiosity, evaluation, and action. We comply with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently look for improvements that support operational excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination.

Veterans Preference: Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans' preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veteran's preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing: The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation: Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process. An applicant with any disability who believes that they need an accommodation should contact Human Resources: call 503-415-6690 or email careers@portofportland.com.

Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal

At the Port of Portland, we strive to offer a holistic and comprehensive benefits package for employees and their families. We care about your health by offering highly-subsidized healthcare plans that include alternative care. We look out for you and for family by paying for life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage. We participate in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) retirement program. We provide access to additional coverage and benefits including pre-tax spending accounts, voluntary term life insurance, a deferred compensation plan, and critical illness and accident insurance policies.

We go above and beyond by offering an award-winning wellness program for all employees to engage in. Employees can tend to their physical and mental health, earn rewards, and create community. Our employee assistance program supports the Port's commitment to emotional and mental well-being by providing mental health services, discounts on local gyms, and pet insurance for companions.

Our commitment to work-life balance ensures you have time to spend with loved ones and do the things you enjoy. We offer generous vacation time that accrues with length of service, sick leave that never expires and can be used for dependent care, health maintenance and mental health, and 8 weeks of paid parental leave - all in addition to 10 paid holidays. As an added bonus - because we know employees use their time off differently - once a year we give employees the opportunity to convert sick leave to personal leave, and to convert vacation leave to either cash, a retirement plan contribution, or a contribution to a Health Savings Account.

Please note: Some benefits vary by job type/group, so please be sure to review your comprehensive benefit guide and/or collective bargaining agreement upon hire to confirm what is available to you.

01

Do you have at least five (5)+ years of demonstrated experience in supervision of employees?

• Yes
• No

02

If yes, how many employees did you supervise? If no, type N/A.

03

How many years of management within Air Quality and Energy programs, including strategic planning, personnel, budgets, and contracts do you have? Please explain.

Required Question

Employer Port of Portland

Address 7200 NE Airport Way

Portland, Oregon, 97218

Website https://www.portofportland.com/Careers