As an environmental consultant, you could:
- assess potential impacts from industrial, commercial and environmental development projects
- collect and analyse survey data from sites
- write scientific reports and present findings
- respond to environmental accidents and manage clean-up operations
- provide policy advice to businesses, landowners and the government
- advise organisations on environmental laws and regulations
Green job
As an environmental consultant, you'll make sure the design, construction and operation of a building project meets environmental and sustainability standards. This can have a positive impact on the environment.
Working environment
You could work in an office or at a client's business.
Your working environment may be outdoors some of the time and you'll travel often.
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Career tips
As a graduate you could look for environmental postgraduate training positions offered through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).
In a KTP, you get the opportunity to run a research project together with an organisation and a university or research body. You may also work towards postgraduate qualifications.
Professional and industry bodies
You can join the Society for the Environment for your professional development and to make industry contacts.
Further information
You can discover more about environmental work and training through the:
