All about the profession environmental engineer

If you love nature and care about its condition, and also have a tendency to master the natural sciences, then you should pay your attention to profession "environmental engineer". In connection with the development of industry and technology, such professionals are becoming more and more in demand in modern society. Today we will talk about what is the responsibility of the ecologist, what a high-class specialist should know and be able to do.

Environmental engineer is Specialist whose job is to protect and restore the environment. The profession is suitable for those young people who are interested in disciplines such as biology and geography. Environmental engineer carry out their activities on the basis of such documents as a professional standard and a single qualification and tariff guide of work and occupations of workers (or ECTS).

Depending on the size of the enterprise where the specialist works, he may be the only and leading ecologist or work in a team. Like any other professional activity, the work of an environmental engineer is characterized by positive and negative traits.

The advantages of the profession include the following characteristics.

• Moral satisfaction. An environmental engineer is that person whose work is important not only for himself, his family or his immediate environment. The specialist has a positive impact on the lives of all the inhabitants of the planet.Accordingly, in an efficient and competent manner, fulfilling his duties, the ecologist experiences sincere moral satisfaction.
• High demand. Global warming, industrial development and anthropological environmental pollution are what we hear about every day. In such conditions, specialists such as environmental engineers are indispensable and valuable workers who are highly sought after in the labor market.
• Decent earnings. Qualified environmental engineers with a large number of specialized skills, knowledge and skills, as well as having at least minimal work experience, receive a sufficiently high reward for their work and can maintain a high standard of living.
• Relevance in the international market. Environmentalists are specialists who are in demand not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders. Thus, you can work with international companies or even move abroad. At the same time, do not forget about the disadvantages of the profession.
• Work in extreme conditions. The main part of the working time of the environmental engineer is not in the office space, but in nature. In this regard, there is no any comfort. The specialist spends a large amount of time on his feet.
• Health hazard. Environmental engineers in the course of performing their professional duties very often interact with various kinds of harmful substances. In addition, a specialist can be sent on a business trip to an unfavorable area. Such working conditions may adversely affect the health of the employee. As we can see, the merits of the profession far outweigh the disadvantages. However, some people consider the available disadvantages so serious that they refuse such a career. One way or another, but the choice is yours.

A professional environmental engineer carries out his functional duties strictly in accordance with the job description. Generally speaking, this document is typical. However, many employers supplement and adjust the tasks and functions that a person occupying as an ecologist does, depending on the specifics of the enterprise. Today we’ll talk more about what the specialist does on a daily basis.

The duties of an environmental engineer include:

• preparation of documentation and passports regarding various types of waste;
• carrying out licensed work;
• analysis of emissions of harmful substances into the environment (their nature, amount, etc.);
• checking the correct operation and functioning of various equipment that contributes to harmful emissions;
• conducting regular inspections of various events;
• compliance with the necessary environmental standards;
• environmental monitoring in the entrusted area;
• development and implementation of measures aimed at protecting and protecting the environment;
• educational activities;
• compilation of methodological documentation, instructions and manuals.

To reach the pinnacles of professional excellence, the ecologist must be theoretically and practically savvy. He must constantly read specialized literature, increase his intellectual level and increase the amount of knowledge available. The practical skills of a specialist are no less important.

So, if we talk objectively about the knowledge and skills that will be useful to the ecologist in the process of carrying out their professional tasks, then it should be said about the need perfect knowledge of the development and implementation of international ISO standards. Every self-respecting specialist should be well acquainted with the ISO 14000 standard, which is the main one in the framework of environmental protection. In addition, the environmental department employee must know all the methods and principles for conducting environmental assessments, as well as be able to put them into practice.

Knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework is important. Also, the specialist must be familiar with the basics of workflow. In addition, the knowledge and ability to use specialized computer programs, as well as narrow-profile databases, will be an advantage for a specialist.

In addition to the requirements for professional characteristics and properties, many employers put forward requirements regarding the personal characteristics of a specialist. So, employers want to see such qualities in environmental engineers:

• ability to analytical thinking;
• sociability;
• good memory;
• attention to detail;
• responsibility;
• love of nature;
• willingness to work in a variety of conditions.

To become an environmental engineer you need to graduate higher education institution in the relevant specialty. Today, a large number of Russian universities offer applicants such a direction of training. After you have chosen a specific university, you need to visit its selection committee and clarify what subjects you need to take for the exam, are there entrance examinations. Depending on your level of training and a specific program, the term of study can be from 4 to 6 years (or more). If you already have a basic higher education, then you just retrain. For this, special professional retraining courses are suitable.

Graduates of environmental departments of higher educational institutions of Russia can work in a variety of enterprises (both public and private). For example, environmental engineer positions are present in departments such as Rostekhnadzor, Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring, Rosprirodnadzor, etc. Thus, an environmental safety specialist is needed almost everywhere. At the beginning of his career, an ecologist can apply for a starting position with a fairly low salary (for example, a technical assistant). However, as you gain experience and new knowledge, as well as improving your practical skills Specialist can climb the corporate ladder. The leading ecologist of a large enterprise earns about 100,000 rubles.