environmental engineer

Environmental engineers integrate environmental and sustainable measures in the development of projects of various natures. They seek to preserve natural resources and natural sites. They work together with engineers from other fields to envision all the implications that projects might have in order to design ways to conserve natural reserves, prevent pollution, and deploy sanitary measures.

Alternative Labels

air protection environmental engineer

environmental engineering expert

environment engineer

industrial environmental engineer

water pollution engineer

environmental engineering adviser

chemical environmental engineer

environmental engineering specialist

environmental engineering consultant

sanitary engineer

pollution engineer

environmental analyst

environmental specialist for water management

agricultural conservation engineer

environmental engineer

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- recycling specialist

- waste treatment engineer

- ICT environmental manager

- environmental mining engineer

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

use technical drawing software process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006 develop environmental remediation strategies abide by regulations on banned materials adjust engineering designs address public health issues advise on environmental remediation analyse environmental data conduct environmental surveys ensure compliance with safety legislation perform scientific research carry out environmental audits approve engineering design

Essential Knowledge

engineering processes engineering principles regulations on substances pollution legislation public health environmental engineering mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products environmental policy environmental legislation radiation protection biology pollution prevention civil engineering technical drawings chemistry

Optional Skills and Competences

investigate contamination collect samples for analysis design strategies for nuclear emergencies manage air quality advise on pollution prevention perform project management inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations advise on mining environmental issues conduct quality control analysis develop hazardous waste management strategies develop non-hazardous waste management strategies inspect industrial equipment ensure material compliance assess the life cycle of resources advise on waste management procedures perform laboratory tests conduct field work

Optional Knowledge

project commissioning nuclear energy consumer protection project management hazardous waste storage wildlife projects hazardous waste treatment hazardous waste types

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ac1fc6a9-70d2-475c-8fa0-82ef83830968

Status

released

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