As an Environmental Consultant, you use your knowledge of natural sciences to help others protect the environment. You're hired to study environmental risks and communicate them to business owners, government officials, and others.

Environmental consultant are very passionate about Sustainability.

Who enlists the help of an Environmental Consultant?

Well, in Maya Karkour's case, Architects and Engineers. Maya is the lady who is interviewed in the above video. She is mostly concerned with:

• How to reduce the impact on the land that a building is developed on 
• How to make a building more resource efficient, in terms of water, electricity, etc. 
• How to preserve water (collect it from rain and recycle)
• How to use material that is not toxic
• How to improve the energy consumption of a building
• Providing a sustainability report
• Identifying a strategy to follow in order to get a building certified

As an Environmental Consultant, you will have to:

• Be very good at presenting sustainable options to your clients
• Stand out to get good job offers from engineers and architects
• Get the proper credentials 
• Be serious about what you do

As an Environmental Consultant, you will get to:

• Contribute to a more sustainable planet
• Practice what you preach
• Have a balanced lifestyle
• Engage with a variety of people

Undergraduate Level 

• A Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences. You can specialize in:
  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Health
• A background in Electro-Mechanical Engineering is also an option

Graduate Level  

• A Master's degree in Architecture, Sustainable Architecture, or Mechanical Engineering
• You may also obtain a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies, in case you studied something else at the Undergraduate level
• You will need to train and pass an exam to become qualified
• You may also become an expert in Water and Hydrology, Water Testing, Waste Water Treatment - Look into these specializations!