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Hi, I'm Ruth an Environmental Manager working in Construction

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Hi, I'm Ruth an Environmental Manager working in Construction

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I work as an Environment Manager working on a project to reinstate an old railway.

I have always been interested in the natural world and grew up spending my weekends looking for animals like badgers and bats.  At school, I preferred the science subjects and geography.  I was lucky enough to get work experience with the Mammal Society whilst I was at school and then work for a local council during my University holidays surveying old buildings for bats.  Because of my love of nature I studied Ecology at University.

When I graduated I travelled to Central America and again studied bats before returning to the UK and starting work as an Ecologist.  I have worked on all sorts of projects from planning of new houses and major infrastructure projects to maintenance of houses, roads and railways and conservation projects.

In recent years, I have been working on construction sites, working with site teams to overcome the challenges we face on a daily basis.  I look at more general environmental issues these days including minimising the amount of resources we consume, waste we produce, nuisance we cause and am currently working to leave a positive environmental legacy by implementing 10% biodiversity net gain.

It is very exciting when you create a new home for a protected species and then see the animals move in and have babies in it! Or when you know that the work you have done has resulted in tonnes and tonnes of waste being diverted from landfill!

Every day is different and there are lots of job opportunities at the moment as the world wakes up to how important protecting the environment is!

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I work as a process engineer in the water industry and the company I work for design and manufacture drinking water and wastewater treatment technologies. Our clients are the water companies that provide drinking water and treat sewage for everyone in the UK. It is their duty to provide clean water that is safe to drink and to clean sewage so that it doesn’t harm the environment and wildlife when it is discharge to rivers or the seas. It is our duty to design and provide the treatment technologies that clean the water.

In the world of sewage treatment, frequently the environmental agency introduces new regulations that mean that the water that enters rivers has to be cleaner and cleaner and more contaminants have to be removed. This makes my job very interesting because we constantly have to adapt to these new regulations, and sometimes we have to introduce innovate technologies to treat the sewage and to protect the environment.

Day-to-day my job involves doing calculations to make sure that the treatment plants are the correct size for the volume of sewage coming from the sewers, drawing diagrams of the treatment plants, and visiting drinking water and sewage treatment sites, which is the most fun!

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Hi! I'm Rachel, a Senior Environmental Advisor

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Hi! I'm Rachel, a Senior Environmental Advisor

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I'm a Senior Environmental Advisor for a construction company. We are a principle contractor delivering highway maintenance services for local authorities. Everything from pothole repair up to large scale structures.

I started my career by studying BSc Environmental Science at Plymouth University where I carried on to study MSc Environmental Consultancy. This offered me a really wide range of skills and knowledge within the environmental industry and gave me lots of environment based career options to choose from.

I fell into being an Environmental Advisor – it wasn’t a role which I was aware of but it’s something I thoroughly enjoy. I did this for highways for a couple of years, after which I decided I needed to stretch my legs a bit and worked as an Environmental Officer on a cruise ship. I’ve now come back to dry land in Hampshire as a Senior Environmental Advisor.

In this role, I advise the contract I work on of all things environment. From basic environmental compliance up to aiding in the creation of large waste management facilities. I offer advice and guidance to all the teams within the contract and I am the main point of contact for anything environment related. I help to ensure we comply with all the environmental requirements that we must adhere to such as waste management and ecological requirements and get involved in larger projects around carbon reduction, recycling waste streams and biodiversity enhancement. The role is really varied with no two days the same, working with a wide range of people across the contract and lots of different projects happening at the same time – it keeps me very busy but I really enjoy it!

The environmental sector has grown massively over the last few years and it is going to keep expanding with the focus of the world now shifting towards reducing environmental harm and improve the environment for generations to come!

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I am an environmental scientist at Jacobs with over five years’ experience in coordinating environmental assessments for infrastructure developments. I mainly work on highways and water projects and responsible for ensuring that projects consider their footprint and impacts on the environment. Since watching Al Gore’s documentary ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ at the age of fourteen, I have been determined to pursue a career in the environmental sector and wanted to make a meaningful change. Due to the limited scope to study and have a career in environment in Thailand where I was born and raised, I flew across the world to study an integrated master degree in Environmental Science at the University of Southampton and currently gaining relevant experiences with the aim to return to Southeast Asia to lead change. I firmly believe that developments are required and will inevitably occur, and SEA and EIA are mechanisms to achieve sustainable outcomes.

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I've worked in conservation land management for the last 20+ years - I studied as a Zoologist but am more of a general Ecologist/Naturalist these days. I've done a wide range of roles from practical conservation, education and community engagement to landscape scale projects and long term land management strategy.
Conservation is really all about people and nature working together to create a sustainable future, it's not always straight forward, requires a range of skills and lots of specialist input from biologists, landscape planners, land managers and communities. I love that complexity and helping to bring all those different factors together to make things work - it's like a big jigsaw.
I currently run my own small consultancy and wildlife tours business - combining my years of experience with my love of being outdoors and sharing that passion with others.

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I work as an contaminated land consultant.
I get to work on a wide variety of projects designing critical infrastructure within the UK such as roads, rail and utilities.

My job can be very dynamic. Recently I have been working with new types of contamination globally to design remediation solutions and speak to experts worldwide.

I love going out in the field. Being able to  collect and analyse data in real time; getting to see many parts of the UK and working with lots of different people to make a project successful!

I particularly enjoy fieldwork as you have to think on your feet and be creative with solutions, drawing on all your knowledge and STEM skills.

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I'm an Environmental Quality Officer who specialises in contaminated land. I studied Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering at university and I'm a Chartered Environmentalist. I loved sciences at school and wanted to protect the environment. These interests helped me decide what career to pursue.

I worked as an engineer for  over 10 years for different companies. During this time I investigated and helped remediate contaminated sites prior to construction of buildings such as homes and offices. This work was needed to ensure the chemicals in soil and groundwater left from previous industrial activities (for example gas works, landfills, chemical works) were at a low enough level and would not pose an adverse risk to human health and the environment. Remediation allows the sustainable reuse of previously occupied sites, known as brownfield sites, that may have been unsuitable due to the contamination present. The contamination is removed and sites are able to be rebuilt for beneficial use by the community.

I currently work for a local authority in London reviewing and approving the investigations and remediation completed by consultants and contractors.

Engineering is very diverse and I studied various aspects at university including structural design, transportation design, air pollution management, water resources management and renewable energy. I was able to work outdoors on sites and also do reporting in the office,  no two days were ever the same! I enjoy the variety of the job and especially being able to point to a completely development saying "I helped cleaned up the soil and groundwater there!".

At present there are not as many women as men doing engineering but there is no reason why women can't be engineers! Check out the attached Female Face of Civil Engineering to read about some other female experiences in engineering.

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I'm an ecologist and I work for a local authority. I studied Wildlife Biology at university and then worked for a couple of charities including the Wildlife Trust. I helped make plans to protect and create new areas of special habitats, and I spent quite a lot of time outside surveying things like ponds and hedgerows. Now I give advice to local authorities on applications to build houses, offices and roads. It's my job to make sure the council's decisions protect important habitats and species, and create new places for them to live.

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I'm currently working as a researcher at The University of Sheffield on a multidisciplinary project which seeks to understand how environmental, social or political change in Colombia impacts its societies and ecosystems.

I started on this career path by studying Zoology at university as I had a passion for protecting our environment and its biodiversity. Whilst doing my undergraduate Zoology degree, (in the summer time) I worked as a research assistant on a long-term project in Malaysian Borneo which involved tagging birds and monitoring their populations in pristine forests and degraded logged forests. This first sparked my interest in research. I then did my Masters research project on the effects of restoring degraded logged forests on bird communities. This led me to doing a PhD at The University of Sheffield where my research focused on the impacts of tropical selective logging on biodiversity.

Throughout my career, my research involved being away for months at a time collecting data in remote tropical rainforests as well as sitting at the desk for months at a time analysing my data and writing up my findings. Both activities have their pros and cons. I enjoy the challenges associated with working in a rainforest (not to mention the cool plants and animals I encountered!) and I love seeing the results from my data after months of analysis.
I also had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with other researchers on different projects and topics related to nature conservation.

As a researcher, our work doesn't end after our results have been published. We have to ensure that our work makes a contribution to society and the environment by engaging with the public and policymakers at relevant events and conferences. This career path has been an adventure as my work has been very varied, it allows me to visit many different places and I have had the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life and from different countries. Most importantly, it is fulfilling as I get to contribute to making our world a better place for both  people and the environment.

Here's a photo of one of the birds (Banded broadbill) we tagged in the rainforests of Borneo.

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I'm a groundwater specialist working for Wood, which is a huge engineering company. I love rivers and protecting the environment, and studied Geology then Hydrogeology at university. Working as an environmental consultant I get to work with so many interesting and diverse colleagues - water companies, the Environment Agency, quarries and large developers. Here I am checking out an iconic Chalk stream that is the focus of a current project.

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Hello!! I am Buddila. A Mechanical and a Renewable energy engineer 

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Hello!! I am Buddila. A Mechanical and a Renewable energy engineer 

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I am a recent MSc in Renewable and Sustainable energy graduate from Northumbria University in Newcastle. I also hold a BEng(Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering with 2 years of work experience in world-leading manufacturing-based organizations. I have worked on Sustainability and Energy efficiency projects from Biomass boilers to Magnetic bearing Chiller installations. All the prior roles within the manufacturing organizations involved both a mixture of on-field hands-on work and desk work.

Currently, I work as a Water and Energy Research Fellow for a USA-based organization called "Engineering for Change"(E4C) through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME). This role however is purely a desk-based remote research role where I conduct research, data collection and analysis, and synthesizing the findings.
The research I am currently working on is focused on Wave energy-powered water desalination systems. The primary aim of this research project is to commercialize and assist with the ecosystem analysis of wave energy-powered water desalination systems( Desalination is the process through which Salinity or salt is removed from the water). Water scarcity is a huge global problem and there are many communities across the world without access to clean water for their day-to-day needs. Especially within the coastal communities. The aim of E4C (Engineering for change) is to develop the global engineering task force to deliver sustainable solutions to improve the quality of life of underserved communities across the globe.   Below is a link to the youtube promotional video on my current role as a E4C Research Fellow.

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Hi, I'm a recent graduate BSc Environmental Science student at the University of Leeds. I'll be doing a masters in Environmental Engineering in Newcastle in September.

My undergraduate course is really diverse and I've learnt a lot from it. My course had different pathways: water, geology, atmospheric, sustainability and environmental management and ecology. The pathways allowed me to learn about different fields within my broad discipline and I learnt about air quality, weather forecasting, groundwater supply, climate change, conservation and more. It's a very interdisciplinary course which combines maths, chemistry, physics, biology, geography, geology, computer science and even ethics and sociology. Hence, many universities that teach this course accept students from a large range of backgrounds.

I am currently doing a summer placement with the Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service (MEAS) in which I am reviewing policies that could affect the Joint Waste Local Plan which is a joint project between the Merseyside and Halton borough councils to reduce commercial, industrial and domestic waste by maximising recycling and ensure that we are in line with the Environment Bill 2020.

The master's programme in Newcastle focusses on strategies to sustainably treat and manage waste, pollution and water supply, therefore I hope to pursue a career in water engineering after I graduate.

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I studied Zoology at university as I always found animal biology fascinating. Having spent the whole course telling people no, it didn't mean I wanted to work in a zoo... I graduated and decided that working in a zoo would actually be pretty cool! I wanted to get into environmental education which can be quite competitive, so I did unpaid work experience with the education team until a job role came up, which I applied for and got! It was so much fun teaching kids of all ages about the wonders of nature and sharing my passion for wildlife with them. Here's a short video clip of me talking about my role as an Education Officer and introducing Colin the Cockroach! (start 1:09)

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Hello, I work for a large engineering consultancy firm that provides design, construction and related services to industry, other businesses and also governments and local authorities. My job is focused on large projects related to energy, mainly in oil and gas, but increasingly in green technologies like hydrogen production, carbon capture and renewable chemicals. I am responsible for ensuring that the projects stick within the legal environmental rules and protect the environment from pollution. I also calculate greenhouse gas emissions and advise on ways to make the projects more energy efficient and reduce the carbon footprint, and I carry out general assessments of the impacts of the projects on the environment. The work I do helps to ensure that these projects are carried out in as sensitive a way as possible and protects the natural environment around them. The company I work for is working on a lot of projects related to the energy transition - the move away from fossil fuels - so have a look at the link to find out more.

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Wood is fully committed to helping our customers meet the goals of energy transition and climate change. With our extended scope of services and strong industry base we have a broad view across the value chain for energy, resources and manufacturing.

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I am a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Trant Engineering.

Prior to working at Trant Engineering I completed an Engineering Design MSc degree at Loughborough University. Whilst there I attended a module on “Sustainable Product Design” which helped me learn more about the environmental impact of industrial equipment (pumps and motors), their operational costs and design considerations like design for assembly and materials selection. During this module I also wrote an essay on “Design for The Environment” where I researched product life cycle costs, component reuse, materials recovery and energy recovery. This experience gave me an appreciation of the environment and the impact we have on it as designers and engineers.

As an employee of Trant engineering, I embrace our environmental policy, helping to promote a culture of environmental responsibility throughout the company and the industry. An example of this were the designs that I developed for a local water company where buried pipe networks were to be modified for use in clean drinking water systems. I was able to design and configure the new network to limit the potential risk of down time of the water supply to the public thus removing any danger of excessive water consumption during construction.

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I’m an environmental consultant working for the global engineering company Wood. My focus is on land contamination projects, helping clean up the legacy of our manufacturing past such as oil depots, gasworks and chemical sites and allow those sites to be reused for new development. Some of the chemicals such as benzene or creosote are harmful to the environment so identifying where they are, preventing them from spreading and ultimately removing them through remediation is a key part of my job.

I also carry out environmental impact assessments to support major infrastructure and housing projects in ensuring they are delivered in an environmentally sustainable way, drawings on my land contamination background in reusing brownfield land.

15 years ago, when I started as a graduate site engineer, I was primarily site-based travelling around the country carrying out site investigations (site inspections, borehole drilling, soil logging and water sampling).  Now my role is more office-based providing the technical direction and strategies my clients need to take forward environmental management of their assets or projects.

Every day is a different challenge be it organising sitework, writing and reviewing technical reports, communicating with stakeholders such as the public or regulatory agencies or supporting junior colleagues in developing their technical knowledge.

At the heart of this though, is a scientific background in collecting data, interrogating and interpreting it and drawing conclusions based on the objectives for the project, something that links closely with any STEM subject and something I enjoy encouraging others to pursue as a STEM ambassador.

I still love to get out to site though – here’s a photo of me in full protective equipment carrying out a site walkover following a chemical spill on a site in the UK!

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I am an Environmental Public Health Scientist working at Public Health England which is the government health agency. I started work in the air quality and public health team who do a lot of research around the health effects of air pollution and health both indoors and outdoors as well as feeding into national advice and policy. I recently moved teams so now work on all environmental hazards so includes chemicals in air, water and land. This could be anything from fires, oil spills to lead exposure or a broken mercury thermometer. This role is very varied and reactive. We provide incident response support and advice to the public, local authorities, blue light services, government and more. We work a lot more on local issues and work very closely with a wide range of stakeholders as well as still conducting research and are the go to agency for health advice. Our main aim is always to protect the public's health. It is a very exciting and varied job and you never know what each day will bring!

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I currently work at Winchester Science Centre and my job is helping STEM Ambassadors volunteer in schools. When I was in secondary school I really enjoyed chemistry because it helped me understand how the world works at a teeny tiny scale. I went on to study at University and found geology. It's a bit like geography but it focusses on how the world works on a big scale. I learned about volcanoes, earthquakes, fossils and all about the earth through time. This is a photo of me on Mount Teidi in Tenerife. Geology taught me all about the natural world and I still love to get out into nature to go on walks, but sometimes I get distracted by interesting rocks!