Also called: Environmental Practice Leader, Senior Environmental Consultant
Senior engineer who leads big cleanup, water and permitting projects for companies and governments.
You lead a team cleaning up an old factory site so it can become a park. You review groundwater data, negotiate a cleanup plan with state regulators, and pitch a new client on fixing their wastewater problem.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in environmental or civil engineering, PE license, 10+ years of experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Tracks environmental engineers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts reports and permit applications quickly; winning clients, negotiating with regulators and signing off as a PE stay human.
Classes: Environmental science, Chemistry, Speech or debate, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2081.
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