ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT Immigration to Australia PR Visa ANZSCO 234312

If you meet the requirements below please complete the “free assessment” and we will email you a free assessment outcome report.

  • You must ideally have a bachelor degree with 3 to 8 years or more work experience and have good English test result (ideally proficient English i.e., at least 7 for each of the 4 test components in IELTS or at least 65 for each of the 4 test components in PTE exams)
  • You must have at least 65 points but ideally have 70 points or more based on the “Free Australian Visa Assessment”.

 

Average Income:
The average salary for an Environmental Consultant is $ 80,014 for male employees and $ 66,839 for female employees per year.

Average Age:
Males: 41.7 Females: 36.0 Persons: 39.3

[See: www.abs.gov.au 2343 Environmental scientists – Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016]

 

Job description

Environmental Consultant (ANZSCO Code 234312)

This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation. In addition to this, applicants must have undertaken at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years which is highly relevant to the nominated occupation.

A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.

 

Alternative Titles:

Environmental Adviser 
Environmental Auditor
Environmental Officer

Analyses and advises on policies guiding the design, implementation and modification of government or commercial environmental operations and programs.

Skill Level: 1

UNIT GROUP 2343 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS study, develop, implement and advise on policies and plans for managing and protecting the environment, flora, fauna and other natural resources.

Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Tasks Include:

  • evaluating habitat, wildlife and fisheries needs, and formulating short- and long-term management goals and objectives
  • enforcing laws and regulations to conserve and protect fish and wildlife
  • carrying out environmental impact assessments for a wide range of development projects
  • proposing solutions to address negative environmental impact
  • studying the effects of factors, such as terrain, altitude, climatic and environmental change, sources of nutrition, predators and the impacts of humans, on animal and plant life
  • studying and analysing pollution, atmospheric conditions, demographic characteristics, ecology, mineral, soil and water samples
  • developing conservation and management policies for biological resources, such as fish populations and forests, and establishing standards and developing approaches for the control of pollution and the rehabilitation of areas disturbed by activities such as mining, timber felling and overgrazing
  • implementing policies and organising activities in designated parks and other areas to conserve and protect natural and cultural heritage
  • participating in management planning by providing environmental information and making inventories of plants, animals and items of cultural and heritage significance

Occupations:

234311 Conservation Officer 
234312 Environmental Consultant 
234313 Environmental Research Scientist 
234314 Park Ranger 
234399 Environmental Scientists nec