According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets. | 89% |
| Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, or other professionals working to develop restoration plans or strategies. | 88% |
| Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control. | 87% |
| Conduct site assessments to certify a habitat or to ascertain environmental damage or restoration needs. | 87% |
| Collect and analyze data to determine environmental conditions and restoration needs. | 85% |
| Supervise and provide technical guidance, training, or assistance to employees working in the field to restore habitats. | 83% |
| Plan environmental restoration projects, using biological databases, environmental strategies, and planning software. | 83% |
| Communicate findings of environmental studies or proposals for environmental remediation to other restoration professionals. | 82% |
| Apply for permits required for the implementation of environmental remediation projects. | 80% |
| Inspect active remediation sites to ensure compliance with environmental or safety policies, standards, or regulations. | 80% |
| Develop natural resource management plans, using knowledge of environmental planning or state and federal environmental regulatory requirements. | 80% |
| Identify environmental mitigation alternatives, ensuring compliance with applicable standards, laws, or regulations. | 78% |
| Identify short- and long-term impacts of environmental remediation activities. | 76% |
| Notify regulatory or permitting agencies of deviations from implemented remediation plans. | 74% |
| Write grants to obtain funding for restoration projects. | 74% |
| Plan or supervise environmental studies to achieve compliance with environmental regulations in construction, modification, operation, acquisition, or divestiture of facilities such as power plants. | 74% |
| Review existing environmental remediation designs. | 74% |
| Develop and communicate recommendations for landowners to maintain or restore environmental conditions. | 73% |
| Conduct feasibility and cost-benefit studies for environmental remediation projects. | 73% |
| Conduct environmental impact studies to examine the ecological effects of pollutants, disease, human activities, nature, and climate change. | 69% |
| Create environmental models or simulations, using geographic information system (GIS) data and knowledge of particular ecosystems or ecological regions. | 67% |
| Create diagrams to communicate environmental remediation planning, using geographic information systems (GIS), computer-aided design (CAD), or other mapping or diagramming software. | 64% |
| Develop environmental management or restoration plans for sites with power transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, fuel refineries, geothermal plants, wind farms, or solar farms. | 60% |
