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How to write an environmental consultant resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:
Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.
Step 2: Next put your years of experience in environmental consultant-related roles.
Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.
Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.
Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the environmental consultant position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an environmental consultant resume:
- Environmental Compliance
- OSHA
- Technical Reports
- Project Management
- EPA
- Due Diligence
- Asbestos
- Business Development
- EHS
- Data Collection
- Environmental Regulations
- ASTM
- Environmental Projects
- Environmental Site Assessments
- HAZWOPER
- Technical Support
- GIS
- Regulatory Agencies
- Climate
- Hazardous Waste
- Regulatory Compliance
- Emergency Response
- Corrective Action
- Environmental Issues
- SPCC
- Indoor Air Quality
- Risk Assessments
- ISO
- Environmental Audits
- RCRA
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write environmental consultant experience bullet points
Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.
- Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
- What were your responsibilities or goals?
- How did you accomplish them?
- Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )
Here are great bullet points from environmental consultant resumes:
Work history example #1
Environmental Engineering Internship
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Developed the initial RCRA permit for land disposal of hazardous waste in the US.
- Prepared calibration standards for continuous analysis and the development of new methods to detect pesticides.
- Initiated and managed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) enforcement cases.
- Published regulatory guidance and developed policies, procedures and regulations governing groundwater monitoring and remedial action at hazardous waste facilities.
- Obtained government security clearance through a comprehensive background check for acceptance in CPRP (Chemical Personnel Reliability Program).
Work history example #2
Civil Engineering Internship
Halliburton
- Improved communications with foreign equipment supplier, thereby increasing sales and enabling expansion of division.
- Performed real-time monitoring and evaluations of well stimulation services performed for customers.
- Analyzed the pressure drop of crucial relief valves throughout the refinery to make sure they would properly operate in an emergency.
- Worked with outside vendors on PCB layout and PCB costs.
- Developed a systematic process control Excel VBA program to manage coil tubing orders in Alaska.
Work history example #3
Laboratory Teaching Assistant
Red Rocks Community College
- Used proc import to convert source files into SAS datasets.
- Created purification methods for new peptide molecules using various analytical methods such as HPLC, MALDI-TOF and UV/VIS spectroscopy.
- Assisted professor and students in quantitative analysis, instrumental analysis, and physical chemistry I undergraduate courses.
- Supervised and trained several undergrad and graduate students in biochemistry labs.
- Instructed students in the basic laboratory techniques of organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Work history example #4
Environmental Consultant
AECOM
- Performed a site visit to assess and review all areas required by SPCC federal and state requirements.
- Assisted clients from various industries in the formulation and implementation of EHS policies, regulatory reporting, and permitting.
- Analyzed and compiled sampling data using ArcGIS mapping, Excel spreadsheets, and environmentally specific software.
- Provided review and field oversight on pre-design investigation, final remedial design and habitat restoration plan.
- Worked on phase I projects (ESAs), worked on integrating projects with GSHP s and geothermal energy.
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Add an education section to your resume
- The highest degree you have achieved.
- TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
- TField of study
- TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities
Here are some examples of good education entries from environmental consultant resumes:
Doctoral Degree in environmental science
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
1995 - 1998
Master's Degree in environmental science
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
2009 - 2010
Highlight your environmental consultant certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your environmental consultant resume:
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Environmental Professional: Environmental Operations
- Certified Sustainable Development Professional (CSDP)
- Registered Environmental Manager (REM)
- Environmental Compliance Certification (EC)
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP)