Sustainability Specialists
A Sustainability Specialist addresses environmental sustainability issues for companies or organizations, including university systems. Develops strategies for reducing energy costs, promotes environmentally friendly production, business or maintenance practices.
About this Career
Average Salary
£30,762New workers start at around £21,503. Normal pay is £30,762 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,035
Annual Openings
63Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Provides professional guidance to clients, government agencies, regulators and other relevant bodies, having regard for sustainable approaches and solutions.
- Implements, reviews and advises on regulatory and legislative standards, guidelines and policies.
- Assists organisations to conduct their activities in an environmentally appropriate manner.
- Communicates scientific and technical information to relevant audiences in an appropriate form, via reports, workshops, educational events, public hearings.
- Carries out or assists in environmental audits and environmental impact assessments.
- Carries out environment-related desk-based research and fieldwork to collect, analyse and interpret data to determine their validity, quality and significance.
- Implements remediation works.
- Advises on and provides solutions for mitigating the effects of such contamination.
- Identifies contamination of land, air or water and assesses any adverse impact on the environment.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 76% |
| Active Learning | 73% |
| Active Listening | 73% |
| Writing | 72% |
| Critical Thinking | 71% |
| Monitoring | 71% |
| Speaking | 69% |
| Learning Strategies | 65% |
| Mathematics | 64% |
| Science | 59% |