Environmental Scientist

Specialisations: Environmental Waste Officer, Environmental Auditor, Environmental Consultant, Environmental Research Scientist, Environmental Advisor, Climate Change Analyst, Environmentalist, Environmental Officer, Water Use Specialist

• Providing technical advice and support services to organizations on how best to deal with environmental problems in order to reduce environmental damage and minimize financial loss
• Developing conservation plans
• Developing and coordinating the implementation of environmental management systems to enable organizations to identify, monitor and control the impact of their activities, products and services on the environment
• Conducting audits to evaluate environmental impact of existing activities, processes, wastes, noises and substances
• Assessing an organization's compliance with government and internal environmental regulations and guidelines, identifying violations and determining appropriate remedial action
• Assessing the likely impact that potential or proposed activities, projects and developments may have on the environment, and recommending whether such developments should proceed
• Conducting research, performing tests, collecting samples, performing field and laboratory analysis to identify sources of environmental problems and recommending ways to prevent, control and remediate the impact of environmental problems