environmental scientist
Code 2133.7
The environmental scientist (científico o especialista ambiental) studies environmental impacts and systems to inform project, regulatory or remediation decisions. Use this Job Dictionary profile to scientific environmental profile as distinct from site HSE.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- environmental threats
- physics
- environmental legislation
- pollution legislation
- scientific research methodology
- environmental management monitors
- environmental policy
- pollution prevention
Skills and competences
- speak different languages
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- Realizar preguntas relevantes
- analyse environmental data
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- implement environmental protection measures
- advise on environmental risk management systems
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- operate open source software
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- write scientific publications
- evaluate research activities
- conduct environmental site assessments
- assess groundwater environmental impact
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- manage research data
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage open publications
- integrate gender dimension in research
- perform scientific research
- conduct research across disciplines
- think abstractly
- mentor individuals
- prepare visual data
- promote open innovation in research
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- publish academic research
- conduct environmental surveys
- perform environmental investigations
- conduct research before survey
- collect samples for analysis
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- apply for research funding
- use technical drawing software
- use consulting techniques
Transversal competences
- advise on pollution prevention
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage personal professional development
- perform project management
- investigate pollution
- think analytically
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- carry out environmental audits
- synthesise information
- manage environmental management system
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What to assess for this role
Assess methodological rigour, field/lab work and communication to non-scientists.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does an environmental scientist do?
- Collects data, models or interprets impacts and proposes evidence-based measures.
- Vs HSE/prevencionista?
- Prevencionista focuses on occupational safety and health; the environmental scientist on environment and ecosystems.
- What to assess when hiring?
- Real studies (EIA and the like) and report quality.
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