Environment Professionals

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.

About this Career

Average Salary

£32,613

New workers start at around £20,593. Normal pay is £32,613 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £53,750

Annual Openings

59

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs

Daily 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.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Reading Comprehension 76%
Active Learning 73%
Active Listening 73%
Writing 72%
Critical Thinking 71%
Monitoring 71%
Speaking 69%
Learning Strategies 65%
Mathematics 64%
Science 59%

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