Environment professionals investigate, address, and advise on a variety of terrestrial and marine environment and resource management issues, including the development and implementation of environmental policies and remedies that address the impacts of human activities and industrial processes on the environment.

Entry Reqirements

Honours, Bachelor's degree

Typical Tasks

• Provides professional guidance to clients, government agencies, regulators and other relevant bodies, having regard for sustainable approaches and solutions.
• Implements, reviews and advises on regulatory and legislative standards, guidelines and policies.
• Assists organisations to conduct their activities in an environmentally appropriate manner.
• Communicates scientific and technical information to relevant audiences in an appropriate form, via reports, workshops, educational events, public hearings.
• Carries out or assists in environmental audits and environmental impact assessments.
• Carries out environment-related desk-based research and fieldwork to collect, analyse and interpret data to determine their validity, quality and significance.
• Implements remediation works.
• Advises on and provides solutions for mitigating the effects of such contamination.
• Identifies contamination of land, air or water and assesses any adverse impact on the environment.

Desired Skills

Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening, Writing, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Mathematics, Science