Hard Skills

• Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
• Site remediation
• Soil and groundwater characterization
• Hydrology and hydraulics
• Stormwater management
• Air quality assessment
• Wastewater treatment design
• Solid and hazardous waste management
• Environmental sampling and monitoring
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Environmental permitting
• Contaminant fate and transport modeling
• Environmental data analysis
• Remedial action planning
• Environmental auditing

Technical Proficiencies

• AutoCAD
• ArcGIS / GIS mapping
• HEC-RAS / HEC-HMS
• MATLAB / Python for data analysis
• EPANET / SWMM
• Air dispersion modeling software (e.g., AERMOD)
• Water quality modeling tools
• Environmental monitoring instruments (PID, XRF, multiparameter sondes)
• Laboratory analysis methods (EPA methods)
• Microsoft Excel (advanced)

Regulatory & Standards Knowledge

• EPA regulations
• Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Clean Air Act (CAA)
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• ISO 14001 environmental management systems
• Environmental compliance reporting
• Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) standards

Soft Skills

• Project management
• Technical writing
• Regulatory communication
• Stakeholder engagement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Problem-solving
• Analytical thinking
• Attention to detail
• Client relationship management
• Time management

Industry Certifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) – Environmental
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) / Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
• Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)
• Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP)

Action Verbs

• Designed
• Modeled
• Implemented
• Evaluated
• Optimized
• Monitored
• Remediated
• Assessed
• Prepared (reports / permits)
• Coordinated