Alternative Titles
- Environmental Consultant
- Environmental Advisor
Tasks
- Evaluating habitat, wildlife and fisheries needs, and formulate short and long term management goals and objectives
- Undertake environmental impact assessments for a wide range of development projects
- Propose solutions to address negative environmental impact
- Study and analyse pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples
- Develop conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests
- Establish standards and develop approaches for control of pollution and rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing
- Participate in management planning by providing environmental information and making inventories of plants, animals and items of cultural and heritage significance
Personal Requirements
- communication skills
- organisational skills
- enjoy the environment
- supervisory skills
- able to work alone or as part of a team
- problem solving skills
