Functional Area Expert

**Job Title: Functional Area Expert (Empanelled)**

**Job Summary**

The Functional Area Expert will contribute to environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies, offering expertise in air pollution control, air quality modelling, water pollution control, and solid and hazardous waste management. The role requires strong technical acumen, strategic planning abilities, and regulatory compliance knowledge to deliver high-quality solutions and assessments in environmental projects.

**Specialization Areas-**LU- Land use, Noise, EB- Ecology and biodiversity, SE- Socio economics, HG- Hydrology and ground Water and water conservation, RH- Risks and hazards, GEO, Soil conservation

**Key Competencies by Specialization**:
1. **Land Use**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

**or**

**or**

**Experience specific to functional area**

i. Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation related to land use

ii. Generation and analysis of data related to land use pattern

iii. Developing land use map of urban, semi-urban, rural and mixed areas using GIS

iv. GIS based land use analysis and development

v. Integration of land use related data/ information for assessing environmental impacts of developmental projects

vi. Adequate knowledge of EIA legislation process in India vii. Contribution to EIA documentation

**2. Noise & Vibration**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

i. Engineering - Mining/ Mechanical/ Electrical/ Instrumentation/ Civil/ Environmental /Aeronautical

**or**

**Experience specific to functional area**

Monitoring of noise/vibration levels using specific instruments, processing and analysis of data

Prediction of noise/vibration isopleths using relevant models in residential, sensitive (hospitals, educational institutions, religious places etc.), commercial and industrial areas form traffic on urban roads, highways and railways; aviation and noise due to commercial, industrial and community activities,

Probable impacts of noise on communities and of vibration on buildings, structures, archaeological monuments etc

Impacts of noise and vibration on fauna from projects in ecologically sensitive areas

Control of noise emanating from mining operations, vehicles, airport, industries, machines, community activities, highways, railways etc. along with knowledge on design and optimization of noise/vibration attenuation devices.

It is also expected that the expert has the following knowledge/experience:

- Adequate knowledge of EIA legislation process in India
- Contribution to EIA documentation
- Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation related to noise pollution

**Training (preferable) Noise** - Specialized training on measurement of noise levels, impacts on human health and behaviour, noise modelling and prediction, protection devices against high noise levels, design and review of noise reduction/control systems.

**Vibration**- Measurement, analysis and prediction of vibrations from mining operations, vibration studies in industrial operations, protection measures etc.

**3. Ecology & Biodiversity**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

i. Master’s (postgraduate) degree in life-sciences like Zoology/ Botany/ Forestry/ Environmental Science/ Ecology/ Natural Resource Management/ Ecology & Environment/ Ecology & Biodiversity/ Geography and the like.

**Experience specific to functional area**

ii. Conducting ecological/wildlife surveys and preparation of status reports for rare, endangered and threatened species of animals and plants and species protected under national laws

iii. Experience of providing guidance and support for conservation of species and their habitats

iv. Adequate knowledge of EIA legislation process in India

v. Understanding of policies, guidelines and legislations related to ecology biodiversity conservation

vi. Specialized training in the field of impact assessment and ecological monitoring will be an added advantage

vii. Contribution to EIA documentation

**Training (preferable)** Training on Ecosystem analysis and evaluation, landscape ecology, assessment of impacts on ecological and biodiversity impact assessment on ecology/ biodiversity from development projects in all sectors.

**4. Socio-Economics**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

Master’s (postgraduate) degree in

i. Social Welfare / Sociology/ Political Science/ Psychology/ Geography/ Anthropology/ Economics/Environmental Economics/Urban Planning/Regional Planning/ Environmental Planning, Developmental Sciences or Rural Development and Management - rural economics/ Economic Sociology/ Demographic Studies

**or**

ii. MBA (Rural Management)

**or**

**or**

iv. 2 years Post Graduate Diploma in Sociology from recognized institution like Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Xavier Institute of Social Sciences, Ranchi/Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar/XLRI, Jamshedpur and other reputed in