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Designer of new cities based on environmentally-friendly biotechnologies, specializing in construction, power engineering and environment pollution control. The job is already on offer, with high-tech green cities being designed and constructed in Malaysia, China, the United Arab Emirates, India, South Korea, and European countries.

Specialist engaged in developing and implementing recycling technologies, creating new materials from industrial waste, and developing waste-free production processes. Russia is only beginning to master the technologies of lean and sustainable production actively used in the West. For example, young designer Victor Monserrate invented the recycling bicycle, a machine that turns plastic waste into a thread that can be used to produce furniture. New Zealander Daniel McLaughlin found out that rug producers wasted about 7% of wool, and launched a “biowool” production line using wool waste and biorubber as raw materials.

Professional engaged in auditing and consulting in power consumption. Inspects private homes, residential blocks, detached buildings and factories for energy losses and provides recommendations on power consumption optimization. Energy audit already exists as a licensed activity. The job is quite popular, with 845 vacancies in July 2014, according to HeadHunter. Demand for these specialists will rise even higher in the future.

Engineer who deals with time-delayed disasters, which people become aware of gradually, e.g. pollution around large industrial centres, the Pacific plastic dump, the thawing permafrost, radioactive dumps, etc. The engineer is tasked with designing and implementing plans to mitigate such disasters and prevent them from happening again. Aside from the usual environmental problems, such as global warming and deforestation, new threats are emerging, which humankind became concerned with only recently. For example, a large garbage patch was discovered in the Pacific Ocean in 1997. Because of oceanic currents, an area, which, according to various estimates, takes up between 0.7 and 15 million square kilometres, is littered with over 100 million tons of garbage. Most of the garbage consists of fine pieces of plastic that may be toxic and are eaten by fish or jellyfish. To handle such types of threats, we need highly qualified specialists able to make decisions under uncertainty.

Specialist in providing support to community groups working to improve the environmental situation, by arranging information exchange between them and helping them establish supervision over industrial production and monitor the activities of local authorities in cities and/or villages. Many people generally wish to participate in some kind of environmental activity, though they often lack an organizer who would tell them what to do and where. Some environmental activists are already gathering people into volunteer groups, but the area will need more specialists in the future.

Professional engaged in the audit of industrial facilities and providing recommendations on ways to reduce the environmental footprint through industrial upgrades or by changing operating practices and methods.This is a relevant and quite an old job existing in Russia since 1993.In 2005, the National Environmental Audit Chamber was established to carry out independent environmental audits, issue accreditations to environmental audit firms, and train environmental auditors.However, the practically non-existent legal framework and the non-transparent environmental policies of businesses do not encourage experience sharing between specialists and are holding back the sector’s development.Nevertheless, demand for these specialists is increasing.

Specialist tasked with developing and conducting educational and instructional programmes for children and adults, teaching them to behave in a way to reduce impact on the environment (no excessive consumption, separate waste disposal, environmentally conscious lifestyle, etc.), as well as programmes for industrial enterprises on more eco-friendly industrial practices.

Professional with knowledge in ecology and materials science, developing optimal methods for recycling and re-use of old clothes.

Specialist engaged in developing and implementing recycling technologies, creating new materials from industrial waste, and developing waste-free production processes. Russia is only beginning to master the technologies of lean and sustainable production actively used in the West. For example, young designer Victor Monserrate invented the recycling bicycle, a machine that turns plastic waste into a thread that can be used to produce furniture. New Zealander Daniel McLaughlin found out that rug producers wasted about 7% of wool, and launched a “biowool” production line using wool waste and biorubber as raw materials.

Professional tasked with metallurgic waste disposal and environment rehabilitation.

Specialist in environmental threat analysis, environment protection during resource extraction and recovery activities in a given territory in the closing stages of resource extraction.

Specialist working at natural resource facilities throughout their life cycle (from exploration to field conservation and rehabilitation), taking into account the integrated nature of these facilities. For example, one site may contain both oil and gas fields, with a need to seamlessly combine these absolutely different extraction technologies.

Specialist in designing space structures (stations, satellites, etc.) based on reconstruction and disposal needs. Demand for the profession will arise in the coming years, in connection with more intensive exploitation of near-Earth space and resumption of plans to colonize the Moon and Mars.

Specialist designing airfields, hangars, maintenance depots and navigation infrastructure components for airships. Airships can be used to deliver cargoes and passengers to places that are hard to reach due to poor transport infrastructure. For example, the Russian-based Amur Minerals Corporation is considering a possibility of heavy equipment delivery by airships to a road construction site. The road will cost around $150 million.

Specialist in the development of recycling procedures for basic materials, equipment and aircraft framework components.The job already exists. There is the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, which includes major producers (such as Boeing, Bombardier), engine producers (Pratt&Wittney, Rolls-Royce), recycling companies, and many others.

Specialist tasked with designing airship models according to their applications (cargo/passenger) and aeronautical conditions.

Specialist monitoring and controlling the environmental characteristics of the port, vessels and the surrounding space (port waters, air and adjacent territories, with all the plants and animals inhabiting them). Develops software to restore the environment of the port and surrounding waters.Western universities are already deploying their own education programmes on port water systems (e.g. the ecosystem of Boston Harbour is described in detail on the University of Massachusetts website).

Professional engaged in auditing and consulting in power consumption. Inspects private homes, residential blocks, detached buildings and factories for energy losses and provides recommendations on power consumption optimization. Energy audit already exists as a licensed activity. The job is quite popular, with 845 vacancies in July 2014, according to HeadHunter. Demand for these specialists will rise even higher in the future.

Develops, implements and maintains small power generation systems (wind solar, bio-, nuclear micro generators, etc.). The main reasons behind the development of micro generation today are the growth of environmental consciousness and reduction of consumer spending. Western countries have already recognized the job, with the trend expected to reach Russia soon. The job will be posted by owners of country houses and vertical farm designers.

Specialist involved in designing various energy storage systems: high-capacity batteries, heat accumulators, flywheels, etc., enabling energy storage for redistribution in smart grids between peaks and troughs. Efficient power generation is only half of the job’s success, as solutions need to be developed for its efficient utilization and storage. For example, recuperative braking systems used in electric cars charge the battery, but excess energy is wasted. An energy storage device designer must bear this in mind. Major energy storage device projects are already underway. For example, in September 2014, Germany launched Europe’s first 5 MW storage station. Its main purpose is to stabilize the electricity supply in case of uneven load in the grid. It is able to manage the task much faster and more effectively than heat power plants, which are traditionally used for this purpose.

Specialist in technological solutions for capturing the excess energy of moving vehicles, especially when braking, e.g. automobiles, metro trains, or electricity-driven mass transit vehicles. Energy recuperation is not a revolutionary field: rail transport, trams and trolleybuses already use recuperative braking systems. The technology will remain popular for a long time to come, and demand for specialists able to build such systems will increase.

Specialist in the development and design of advanced technological solutions for micro generation, tailored to user needs. Micro generation is developing intensively around the world, including Russia. However, in frequent cases, standard solutions cannot be adopted due to specific reasons, such as climatic conditions, requiring specialized systems meeting any types of requirements.

Specialist engaged in the design of sustainable buildings, fully self-sufficient in terms of power thanks to microgeneration technology (alternative energy sources, trigeneration, i.e. using three energy sources at once: electricity, heat and cold), and utilization of energy-saving materials and structures.

Professional in charge of monitoring and analyzing the environmental condition of public spaces (parks, boulevards, squares, alleys, etc.), development and implementation of solutions for landscaping, populating territories with animals and insects, and other measures to maintain environmental balance in urban green areas. For example, Royal Parks, a London-based company in charge of eight city parks, employs its own staff of environmental specialists responsible for 418 rare species of plants, animals and mushrooms. On the other hand, the specialty may be regarded as a new version of the long-existing trade of urban ecologist, which appeared as early as in the 1970s.

Specialist who designs a construction site in terms of its environmental impact in order to advise companies on solutions the least harmful for the environment.