Environmental scientist resume examples from 2026
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How to write an environmental scientist resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A 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 write a strong, impressive resume summary:
Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.
Step 2: Include your years of experience in environmental scientist-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.
Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.
Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.
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 scientist 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 an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an environmental scientist resume:
- Environmental Compliance
- Data Collection
- GIS
- OSHA
- Technical Reports
- Oversight
- HAZWOPER
- GPS
- EPA
- Project Management
- Water Quality
- Environmental Site Assessments
- Environmental Regulations
- Technical Support
- Data Analysis
- Federal Regulations
- Hazardous Waste
- Air Quality
- Asbestos
- Regulatory Agencies
- Data Management
- Surface Water
- Water ACT
- Hazardous Materials
- ArcGIS
- RCRA
- Laboratory Analysis
- Environmental Projects
- Pollution Prevention
- Phase II
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the environmental scientist.
How to write environmental scientist experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are effective examples from environmental scientist resumes:
Work history example #1
Environmental Scientist
Entech solar
- Worked on several pavement rehabilitation projects (including investigation, report preparation and construction management).
- Assisted in the development of isolated and jurisdictional wetland and stream mitigation and restoration plans based on regulatory requirements.
- Supported the execution of nationwide environmental compliance and EMS auditing; prepared detailed technical reports based on audit information and results.
- Engaged by Sustainability Director of Baxter to work on an Environmental Ethics Project.
Work history example #2
Environmental Field Technician
Lockheed Martin
- Conducted environmental surveys at ORNL burial grounds * Provided health and safety oversight at many hazards waste sites
- Installed and terminated Cat5, Cat6 and audio cables.
- Performed data analysis using reports generated from Remedy and related inventory reporting systems.
- Provided safety and environmental training, inspections and assessments for a heavy vehicle and machinery maintenance department.
- Tasked to evaluate hazardous waste sampling work packages for facility compliance with all Environmental and Safety regulations.
Work history example #3
Environmental Technician
Enterprise Solutions
- Generated Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans (SPCC).
- Tasked to evaluate hazardous waste sampling work packages for facility compliance with all Environmental and Safety regulations.
- Decommissioned all semiconductor manufacturing equipment and abatement systems at this facility after its closing.
- Maintained safety training and medical records in accordance with OSHA and ITT requirements.
- Conducted workplace inspections and assessments for industrial hygiene, safety, fire and environmental discrepancies -Ensured employees received annual medical surveillance.
Work history example #4
Environmental Scientist
Science Applications International ...
- Reviewed calculation packages and technical documents prepared to support various NEPA documents.
- Worked for the USACE on FUSRAP, the IOWA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT as a health physicist controlling contamination on workers.
- Provided design and analysis support for a large scale oil shale experiment at the Laramie Energy Technology Center (DOE).
- Developed standards and methods for in situ groundwater and soil sampling.
- Assisted clients with SCAQMD permit submittal packages (rule determination, equipment descriptions, CEQA determination, and emission calculations.)
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Bachelor's Degree in biology
University of Wisconsin Colleges, Madison, WI
2015 - 2018
Highlight your environmental scientist certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.
Start simple. Include the full name of the certification. It's also good to mention the organization that issued the certification. Next, specify when you obtained the certification.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on environmental scientist resumes:
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)
- Certified Environmental Professional: Environmental Operations
- EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
- Certified Environmental Systems Manager (CESM)
- Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS)
- Certified Stormwater Manager (CSM)
- Registered Environmental Manager (REM)