Senior Ambient Client Project Manager

About Us

At Onterris, we build careers grounded in purpose, responsibility and real-world impact.

“For Planet and Progress” is our north star that guides everything we do. We believe environmental responsibility and human progress are interconnected, interwoven and international. Our scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants and professionals collaborate across disciplines and geographies, guiding industries and governments, ensuring that communities and environments thrive.

When you join us, you’re not just forging a career, you’re joining a movement. A movement for better thinking, smarter solutions and lasting impact.

Together, we will advance our way of life and protect the integrity of our environment every step of the way.

A Day in the Life

As a Senior Ambient Client Project Manager, you should possess skill sets and experience as an electronic instrumentation technician or engineer with solid mechanical skills and supervisory capabilities. The Senior Client Project Manager provides technical support to remotely based field technicians for advanced air pollution monitoring instrumentation systems that utilize a variety of different measurement technologies. The Senior Client Project Manager should be comfortable working with electronics and calibration equipment and have knowledge of data logging equipment and methods, as well as networked data communications systems. The Senior Client Project Manager will be responsible for managing and overseeing project field activities, field quality control, providing logistical and material support to field teams, ensuring site and work safety standards are met, and liaise with clients as may be required.

The compensation range for this role is $85k - $110k per annum. Commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location.

To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities:

• Assist with monitoring system design and engineering documentation.
• Assist with equipment procurement.
• Perform maintenance, installation, testing, troubleshooting, and repair on a variety of gas analyzers and analytical instrumentation at field locations or in the office.
• Use various testing equipment such as multi-meters, flow meters, and other electronic testing equipment in order to calibrate and troubleshoot issues with gas analyzers, dust monitors and meteorological equipment.
• Assemble, build, and configure air monitoring equipment and stations, including mounting, wiring, and powering sensors, dataloggers, and supporting components.
• Integrate and interface monitoring instrumentation — configuring communication between sensors, dataloggers, and telemetry systems (e.g., RS-232/serial, Modbus, analog and digital I/O) — to ensure reliable, continuous data transmission.
• Hands-on experience building, wiring, and integrating air monitoring instrumentation and data logging systems, including configuring communication between instruments (required)
• Program and maintain data acquisition systems for monitoring projects.
• Plan, manage and lead teams for field installation and commissioning of monitoring stations and networks.
• Develop, maintain and update Monitoring Plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Liaise with clients
• Perform project administrative tasks.
• Supervise and direct Field Technicians in routine tasks; provide technical support to diagnose and resolve problems.
• Provide technical support and assistance to other project personnel.
• Manage and maintain inventories of spare parts and consumables.
• Ensure all field personnel are provided with appropriate safety training and PPE commensurate with work tasks and activities.
• Ensure all field personnel consistently adhere to Montrose and client facility-specific workplace safety standards and policies.

Quality Assurance Activities:

• Conduct independent field audits on air quality and meteorological monitors. Ensure correct documentation of all audit activities.
• Maintain current traceability ad certification of all calibration standards and test equipment.
• Support validation of monitoring data through knowledge of instrument quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) tests and acceptance criteria.
• Review data, QA/QC documentation and field activities.
• Document non-conformance events, investigative and corrective actions, problem resolution and assess impact on data validity.
• Ensure completeness, correctness and archival of project field documentation and records.

Organizational Core Competencies:

• Perform all duties with integrity, safety and a professional mentality
• Promote a positive and inclusive work/team environment
• Communicate all program deficiencies and improvements
• Report all non-conforming work
• Ensure effective communication
• Demonstrate discretion, confidentiality and good judgement when dealing with sensitive company, personnel, and client information
• Foster collaboration and communication

Your Expertise and Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• Bachelors in science or higher, with an emphasis in biology, chemistry, math, or engineering strongly preferred
• Effective computer skills (Excel and Microsoft Office are essential) and proficiency with Android OS
• Minimum 5+ years of experience conducting ambient projects in the field
• In-depth experience with programming and configuring data acquisitions systems, digital data communications systems, local area networks, instrumentation electronics and control systems.·
• Hands-on experience building, wiring, and integrating air monitoring instrumentation and data logging systems, including configuring communication between instruments (required).
• Advanced knowledge of ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring methodologies and associated regulatory agency requirements.
• Willingness to travel locally and overnight, some weekend travel required. Some jobs may be out of town. Durations away can vary from one day to two weeks.
• Experience managing client relationships and overseeing client projects, including budgeting and managing project costs
• Extensive knowledge and ability to train and teach EPA and local regulatory requirements for ambient air quality and meteorological monitoring programs.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

• Ability to walk and/or stand while handling/carrying various technical equipment for extended periods of time
• Flexibility to work weekends and after hours if necessary
• Comfortable occasionally working at heights in a safe manner
• ​Ability to lift up to 50lbs unassisted
• Comfortable working outside in all-weather elements
• Ability to climb ladders and stairs
• Valid Driver's License is required
• (TWIC) Transportation Worker Identification Credential is Preferred
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug screen and background check

Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients’ resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.