Career opportunities

Environmental engineers work in the following fields:

• Quality control of groundwater, as well as water from rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.
• Water supply to cities.
• Treatment of waste water.
• Decontamination of soil and groundwater.
• Control measures on air and noise pollution.
• Environmental biotechnology.
• Management of solid waste.
• Environmental impact of products and processes.
• Evaluation of the impact of climate change.
• Restoration of degraded lands.
• Introduction of renewable energies.
• Environmental and natural resources economy.
• Circular economy.
• Sustainable transportation and mobility.
• Smart cities and sustainable construction.
• Green infrastructures.
• Environmental digitalization, data analysis and remote sensing.

Environmental engineers incorporate as:

• Managers and technicians in the industry, engineering, administration and services.
• University teachers.
• Free exercise of the profession.
• Researchers.
• In companies as head of the Department of Environment and Quality, implanting quality standards (ISO, EMAS) or conducting environmental audits.
• In engineering offices, developing projects for emission reduction and gas treatment, reclamation of degraded spaces, soil treatment, design and operation of WWTP (industrial and urban) and ETAP, TRS plants (industrial and urban).
• In environmental consultancies, developing diagnostic studies and environmental management plans for companies, waste minimisation and recycling (IPPC), clean production technology proposals (BAT), environmental impact assessment studies (EIA).
• In public administrations, offering technical assessment in municipal offices and councils, developing plans for the management of natural spaces, regulations and conducting environmental audits.