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name: environmental-policy-officer
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'environmental policy officer' (also: policy officer, environmental officer, environmental policy researcher, principal environmental policy officer, senior environmental policy officer, environmental policy analyst). Use when the user asks for typical environmental policy officer work such as: Supervise teams of workers who capture water from wells and rivers.; Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures.; Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands."
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# Environmental Policy Officer

Environmental policy officers research, analyse, develop and implement policies related to the environment. They give expert advice to entities such as commercial organisations, government agencies and land developers. Environmental policy officers work on reducing the impact of industrial, commercial and agricultural activities on the environment.

## Core workflow

1. Supervise teams of workers who capture water from wells and rivers.
2. Review or evaluate designs for water detention facilities, storm drains, flood control facilities, or other hydraulic structures.
3. Negotiate for water rights with communities or water facilities to meet water supply demands.
4. Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality modeling.
5. Compile water resource data, using geographic information systems (GIS) or global position systems (GPS) software.
6. Compile and maintain documentation on the health of a body of water.
7. Write proposals, project reports, informational brochures, or other documents on wastewater purification, water supply and demand, or other water resource subjects.
8. Recommend new or revised policies, procedures, or regulations to support water resource or conservation goals.

## How to use this skill

- Read `references/profile.md` for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult `references/tasks.md` for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check `references/skills.md` for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check `references/tools.md` for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- advise on carbon emissions reduction
- advise on legislative acts
- analyse environmental data
- assess environmental impact
- ecosystem management
- energy conservation
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- environmental legislation
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- environmental policy
- environmental threats
- government policy
- government policy implementation
- liaise with government officials
- manage government policy implementation

## Hot technologies

- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Structured query language SQL
- Microsoft Outlook
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b5d2db88-9e2b-4efa-8f2f-0e62a494791e), O*NET 30.3 (11-9121.02). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
