Production Scientist

Provide scientific or technical guidance, support, coordination, or oversight to governmental agencies, environmental programs, industry, or the public.

Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission measurements, atmospheric monitoring measurements, meteorological or mineralogical information, or soil or water samples.

Develop programs designed to obtain the most productive, non-damaging use of land.

Process and review environmental permits, licenses, or related materials.

Develop methods to minimize the impact of production processes on the environment, based on the study and assessment of industrial production, environmental legislation, and physical, biological, and social environments.

Supervise or train students, environmental technologists, technicians, or other related staff.

Investigate and report on accidents affecting the environment.

Design or direct studies to obtain technical environmental information about planned projects.

Monitor environmental impacts of development activities.

Determine data collection methods to be employed in research projects or surveys.

Analyze data to determine validity, quality, and scientific significance and to interpret correlations between human activities and environmental effects.

Develop the technical portions of legal documents, administrative orders, or consent decrees.

Review and implement environmental technical standards, guidelines, policies, and formal regulations that meet all appropriate requirements.

Provide advice on proper standards and regulations or the development of policies, strategies, or codes of practice for environmental management.

Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.

Conduct environmental audits or inspections or investigations of violations.

Conduct applied research on environmental topics, such as waste control or treatment or pollution abatement methods.

Evaluate violations or problems discovered during inspections to determine appropriate regulatory actions or to provide advice on the development and prosecution of regulatory cases.

Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences through oral briefings, written documents, workshops, conferences, training sessions, or public hearings.

Prepare charts or graphs from data samples, providing summary information on the environmental relevance of the data.

Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories or methods of pollution abatement or control.

Plan or develop research models, using knowledge of mathematical and statistical concepts.