environmental engineer
Code 2143.1
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.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- biology
- technical drawings
- environmental engineering
- civil engineering
- environmental legislation
- pollution legislation
- environmental policy
- pollution prevention
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- radiation protection
- chemistry
- regulations on substances
- public health
Skills and competences
- address public health issues
- analyse environmental data
- approve engineering design
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- perform scientific research
- adjust engineering designs
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- conduct environmental surveys
- use technical drawing software
Transversal competences
- advise on environmental remediation
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- carry out environmental audits
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