Description
Assess, monitor, and manage environmental compliance and risks to protect the environment and public health. Conduct audits, sampling, and data analysis across air, water, soil, and waste; interpret regulations; prepare reports and permits; and recommend or implement corrective actions and best practices.
- • Investigate potential violations and recommend corrective and enforcement actions.
- • Develop and implement environmental management policies, procedures, and best practices.
- • Collect and analyze air, water, soil, waste, and emissions data for quality and significance.
- • Design sampling plans and data collection methods for monitoring programs.
- • Prepare technical reports, dashboards, and summaries with charts and graphics.
- • Draft technical portions of permits, consent orders, and regulatory submittals.
- • Investigate environmental incidents, spills, and releases and document findings.
- • Monitor environmental impacts of construction and development activities.
- • Support land use and natural resource stewardship to minimize environmental impacts.
- • Identify pollution sources and recommend abatement, treatment, or control methods.
- • Track pollution and land degradation trends and propose prevention measures.
- • Conduct environmental impact studies and due diligence reviews for planned projects.
- • Optimize operational processes to reduce waste, emissions, and resource use.
- • Apply statistical and GIS tools to analyze environmental data and trends.
- • Manage sampling programs and databases; maintain chain-of-custody and QA/QC.
- • Communicate technical information to management, regulators, and the public.
- • Provide guidance and training to staff, contractors, and stakeholders.
- • Review and process environmental permits and license applications.
- • Coordinate with government agencies and community partners on environmental programs.
- • Support applied research and pilot tests on treatment and remediation methods.
- • Conduct facility and site environmental audits, inspections, and compliance assessments.
- • Interpret and apply environmental laws, regulations, permits, and standards.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
