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Conservation Specialist
A Conservation Specialist is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to conserve and manage natural resources in the context of renewable energy.
This involves ensuring compliance with environmental laws and regulations and developing strategies to minimise the environmental impact of an organization’s activities.
Key Responsibilities
• Performing assessments: This forms the basis for contributing to the development of policies for the employer. This assesses how effective they are and judges the impact on sustainability. For example, this could be a waste reduction practice or new ways of producing more efficient energy.
• Environmental Data Collection: Examine environmental data to detect contamination, potential hazards, or ecological concerns.
• Ensuring Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Verifying that operations follow all environmental laws and policies. Additionally, create and file the necessary permits, compliance reports, and documentation. This involves educating employees within the organisation and informing the public on conservation practices.
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Salary Range
Entry-Level
Experienced
Essential Skills
• Critical thinking/ creativity within problem solving: Being analytical and showing innovation is key to this role. To ensure efficiency is sustained then this will require you to come up with original scientific solutions using your expertise.
• Verbal and written communication: The role will involve both internal and external contacts. This can include local government and environmental Non-government organisations (NGO’s). You must give and act on feedback.
• Active listening: This is an important skill in any role. Paying close attention to co-workers shows respect and will earn you respect among peers.
• Leadership: Direct others through your scientific expertise to promote sustainable practices
Scientific and environmental knowledge: Expertise about the green sector and sustainability practices.
• Interpersonal skills: You will need to interact effectively with others and build connections to ensure policies are implemented and efficiency is always achieved.
Qualifications and Training
Qualifications and training:
For an overview.
Educational Background: Four or five GCSEs with a grade C or higher. One pathway is to choose sciences at A-level. For instance, Biology and Chemistry would cover ecology and environmental sciences, which are key for this role. You can then study a range of subjects at undergraduate level, including:
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Agricultural science
• Environmental science
• Geography
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This allows you to get hands on experience and earn an income while you also learn in the classroom. Indeed says a good choice would be to look at an environmental practitioner degree apprenticeship.
This will take 5 years which is longer than a 3-year undergraduate but you get the qualification while getting paid.
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL - training provider
BREEAM and Code For Sustainable Homes | Course Se
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Training Providers in the UK
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Employment Opportunities in the UK
Senior Environmental and Sustainability Consultant in Bristol, Avon | Mott MacDonald
Job Search | Indeed
RWE Renewables-Operate wind farms and offer plenty of apprenticeships in the green sector.