Environmental Consultants
Environmental Consultants analyse and advise on policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government or commercial environmental operations and programs.
What the job involves
Carries out environmental impact assessments for a wide range of development projects
Proposes solutions to address negative environmental impacts of a development project
Studies the effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and the impacts of humans, on animal and plant life
Studies and analyses pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples
Develops conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, as well as establishing standards and developing approaches for the control of pollution and the rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing
Participates in management planning by providing environmental information and making inventories of plants, animals and items of cultural and heritage significance