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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

environmental engineer

Environmental engineers integrate environmental and sustainable measures in the development of projects of various natures.

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Description

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.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
technical drawingscoastal managementmining, construction and civil engineering machinery productsecosystem managementenergy efficiencybiologycivil engineeringlegal studiesradiation protectionengineering principlesaugmented realityenvironmental policyenvironmental legislationInternet of Thingsprinciples of artificial intelligencecircular economysensorsregulations on substancespollution preventioncyber securitydata storageproduct life-cycleengineering processesenvironmental engineeringpublic healthchemistrycloud technologiespollution legislationrisk managementmachine learning
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
consumer protectionhydrologyethicsbusiness intelligenceproject managementhazardous waste storagehazardous waste treatmentnuclear energywatershed developmenthazardous waste typeswildlife projectsproject commissioningenvironmental design
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
analyse information processesdevelop environmental remediation strategiesadvise on environmental remediationuse technical drawing softwareconduct environmental surveysanalyse big dataanalyse energy consumptionabide by regulations on banned materialsaddress public health issuesmitigate waste of resourcesconduct quantitative researchimplement traceability systemsmonitor nature conservationensure compliance with safety legislationapprove engineering designprocess customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006perform data analysisperform scientific researchadjust engineering designsanalyse environmental datapromote environmental awarenesscarry out environmental audits
OPTIONALOptional competences
advise on waste management proceduresdevelop non-hazardous waste management strategiesmanage air qualityconduct field workconduct quality control analysisinvestigate contaminationassess the life cycle of resourcesinspect compliance with hazardous waste regulationsensure material complianceadvise on pollution preventioninspect industrial equipmentdevelop hazardous waste management strategiesperform laboratory testscollect samples for analysisdesign strategies for nuclear emergenciesperform project managementlisten activelyadvise on mining environmental issues

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

83 total
52 essential · 31 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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