ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Published: Feb 18, 2025 – The Environmental Professional has extensive environmental experience in industries such as aggregate production, ready-mix concrete, mining, and cement manufacturing ensuring a deep understanding of relevant laws and regulations at federal, state, and local levels. This role requires proficiency in managing comprehensive environmental programs, including air and water quality, hazardous materials, mining reclamation, and compliance systems, with demonstrated success in auditing operations and addressing regulatory requirements. The environmental professional is also skilled in creating permit applications, engaging with regulatory agencies, and effectively communicating compliance strategies to ensure sustainable operational practices.
Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Environmental Professional Resume
- RFP/RFQ Prep
- Cost Estimation
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Environmental Assessments
- Report Review
- System Streamlining
- Impact Measurement
- Multi-Media Sampling
- Site Assessment
- Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Time Management
- Adaptability
- Conflict Resolution
- Attention to Detail
- Project Management
Summary of Environmental Professional Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BA in Environmental Science with 5 years of Experience
- Experience with Phase I ESA's, Transaction Screens, and RSRAs.
- Phase II ESA working experience
- Ability to review, edit, and provide QA/QC for environmental due diligence reports
- Working knowledge of State and Federal regulations, and interacting with regulatory agency representatives
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of applicable ASTM standards (1527-13 and 1528-14)
- OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training
- Experience with proposal preparation and business development
- Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced professional environment
- Ability and interest in working with commercial lenders, developers, and legal clients
2. BA in Urban Planning with 1 year of Experience
- Working experience in environmental science or related fields
- Must possess or be eligible for professional designation.
- Strong vegetation identification and soil characterization skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in planning and control of work in a multi-project, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with individuals from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
- Able to prioritize work, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced, high-volume team environment.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with a strong ability to take initiative.
- Must have a strong ability to influence and communicate.
- Proven ability to build relationships across various organizations.
3. BA in Environmental Policy with 10 years of Experience
- Experience in Environmental Engineering, Geological Sciences, or Environmental Sciences.
- Experience in site assessment and remediation working under the provisions of CERCLA, TSCA, RCRA, and the MCP
- Experience managing HTRW-type Federal projects.
- Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP) License
- Experience across all environmental media involving innovative, direct sensing, and conventional investigation techniques.
- Remedial system design, monitoring, and operations experience.
- Excellent technical writing skills with demonstrated technical experience
- Experience preparing site investigation reports, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, cost estimates, remediation system designs, bidding documents, and specifications.
- Excellent organizational and personal communication skills, and ability to successfully interact with clients, staff, and peers clearly and directly.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word, Access, Project, and Excel.
- OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER and current 8-hour refresher certification.
- Red Cross First Aid, CPR, and AED Certified.
- Ability to travel, work in the field, work outdoors, and lift and carry items weighing up to 60 lbs.
4. BA in Earth Sciences with 4 years of Experience
- Proven successful environmental experience in the cement, aggregate, mining, or similar industry.
- Ability to independently learn and understand technical, regulatory, and external issues regarding the environmental programs at the plant
- Ability to positively interact with regulatory agencies to ensure understanding of requirements and obtain achievable compliance requirements
- Ability to independently audit and inspect industrial operations, identify compliant or non-compliant environmental issues, and effectively communicate those findings to management.
- Ability to independently develop, lead, and implement effective environmental and management systems to ensure full compliance.
- Ability to effectively communicate and implement systems required compliance activities to plant employees who are tasked with performing them.
- Experience managing a multi-media environmental program, including air and water quality, hazardous waste and materials, biological species issues, mining reclamation, soil and water remediation, and others.
- Ability to prepare environmental permit applications, reports, and other communications for submittal to external parties including regulatory agencies.
- Ability to communicate with internal and external parties in a collaborative, positive manner, representing the Company’s environmental interests.
- Competence with computing software.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as persuasion and negotiation skills.
5. BA in Environmental Management with 2 years of Experience
- Work experience or internship as an environmental professional in an industrial setting
- Knowledge of environmental engineering topics and environmental regulations as they apply to manufacturing
- Strong communication and demonstrated team collaboration skills
- Project management experience
- Experience working in the environmental compliance field at a manufacturing facility
- Experience with ISO14001:2015 Management System
- Knowledge of data analysis techniques and tools
- Excellent written and oral English communication skills, including public speaking and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to travel up to 25%
6. BA in Sustainability Studies with 6 years of Experience
- Current 40-hour HAZWOPER training
- Solid base writing skills, effective inter-communication skills
- Familiarity with ASTM E1527-13 and ASTM E-1903-11
- The ability to work with and support teams as well as the ability to work independently.
- Must have proficiency in Word and Excel.
- Experience in managing projects and budgets, managing clients and client relationships, overseeing subcontractors and project staff, mentoring junior staff, and preparing technical proposals and report deliverables.
- Project experience providing these services on a wide variety of sites for clients including public agencies, governments, utilities, and private industry (local experience).
- Experience performing or managing industrial hygiene services (asbestos, lead-containing paint, indoor air quality, mold), and regulatory compliance (air quality, spill planning, stormwater, permitting, environmental auditing)
- Prior work history with a consulting firm
- Demonstrated openness to change, flexibility, and adaptability.
- Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
7. BA in Environmental Science with 5 years of Experience
- Experience in Geology, Environmental Engineering, or related fields
- Remediation experience in remedial engineering technology selection and evaluation, pilot testing, remedial system design, environmental permitting, feasibility studies/evaluation, site characterization, and investigations
- Licensed Site Remediation Professional, Professional Engineer, or Professional Geologist licensure
- Strong technical background and in-depth knowledge and understanding of PADEP, NJDEP, RCRA, MGP, PFAS, and superfund regulations
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, contractors, clients, regulators, and managers
- Demonstrated ability to develop clients and grow business
- Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, judgment, and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as organization and multi-tasking skills
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and related environmental software
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or GIS
- Proven ability to build relationships across various organizations.
8. BA in Environmental Engineering with 7 years of Experience
- Environmental experience in the aggregate, RMC, mining, or similar industry
- High level of knowledge of Federal, State/Province, and local environmental and land use laws and regulations
- Working knowledge of all environmental laws and regulations affecting aggregate production, ready-mix concrete manufacturing, asphalt manufacturing, and cement manufacturing
- Tactfulness enables the independent audit and inspection of industrial operations and inspections of industrial operations, identifies compliant and non-compliant issues, and assertively communicates findings to management, as well as employees performing the associated tasks
- Experience and demonstrated ability managing a multi-faceted environmental program including air and water quality, hazardous waste and materials, biological species issues, mining reclamation, soil/water remediation
- Ability to independently learn and understand technical, regulatory, and external issues regarding the environmental programs at the plant
- Ability to positively interact with regulatory agencies to ensure understanding of requirements and obtain achievable compliance requirements
- Ability to independently develop, lead, and implement effective environmental and management systems to ensure full compliance
- Ability to effectively communicate and implement systems required compliance activities to plant employees who are tasked with performing them
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Experience creating environmental permit applications and reports for submittal to external parties including regulatory agencies