Your day-to-day duties may include:

• assessing the ground for building suitability on engineering projects like dam or tunnel building
• advising on suitable sites for landfill or storage of nuclear waste
• searching for energy resources and minerals, like gas and oil
• designing projects to search for new water supplies
• studying volcanic and seismic activity to develop early warning systems for communities living close to earthquake zones

You may need to wear protective clothing.

You could work in a laboratory, on a rig or in an office.

Your working environment may be you'll travel often, physically demanding and outdoors in all weathers.

With experience, you could progress towards a consultant position, or move into teaching or management.

You may also be able to apply for chartered environmentalist status. You can find out more about being a chartered environmentalist from the Society for the Environment.