Functional Area Expert

**Job Title: Functional Area Expert (In house)**

**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**:AP- Air Pollution Control, AQ- Air Quality Modelling, WP- Water Pollution Control, SHW- Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (MSW/ISW/HW).

**Key Competencies by Specialization**:
**1. Meteorology, air quality modelling and prediction-**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

i. Engineering - Environmental/ Civil/ Chemical,

**or**

ii. Master’s (postgraduate) degree in Meteorology/Environmental Sciences/ Environment Management/ Environmental Studies/ Industrial Pollution Control/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Statistics/ Atmospheric Sciences and the like.

**Experience specific to functional area**

Developing micro meteorological data for use in modelling

Collecting and using secondary data on meteorology like cloud cover, inversion related data, mixing heights etc., for modelling

Application of relevant air quality models in prediction of dispersion of pollutants, plotting of isopleths of GLCs representing incremental pollution levels, worst case scenarios on suitable maps showing both, the sources of pollution as well as the environmentally sensitive receptors.

The models used should be able to address source to receptor scenarios for point sources, area sources and line sources. The models should also conform to the requirements of CPCB.

The following are the additional expectation from the expert:
Adequate knowledge of EIA Legislation process in India

Contribution to EIA documentation

Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation specifically related to air pollution

**Training (preferable)** Specialized course/training on air quality modelling, air pollution meteorology, atmospheric sciences and impact prediction.

**2. Air pollution monitoring, prevention and control**

**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

i. Engineering-Environmental/Chemical/Mechanical/Civil/Mining/Chemical technology,

**or**

**Experience specific to functional area**

i. Air pollution monitoring

Meteorology - measurement of wind speed, wind direction, relative humidity, wet and dry bulb temperature, rainfall etc.

Air quality monitoring - selecting locations of sampling stations, monitoring/ supervision of monitoring of suspended and respirable particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10), SO2, NOx, CO, hydrocarbons and other relevant parameters as per NAAQ standards, including handling of relevant equipment, collection and preservation of the samples

Stack monitoring - particulate matter, SO2, NOx, and other relevant parameters

Inventorization of greenhouse gas emissions

ii. Air pollution prevention and control

Reduction in process emissions at source

Reduction in fugitive emissions

Identifying and assessing quantum of emissions

Identification of probable impacts of the different air emissions from the plants/facilities proposed

Identifying the most suitable control device e.g. condensers, chillers, spray systems, scrubbers, cyclones, ESPs, bag filters etc.

Knowledge/experience on design consideration of air pollution control systems and their efficiencies

Interlocking control systems with production plants, where possible

Adequate knowledge of EIA Legislation process in India

Contribution to EIA documentation

Understanding of policies, guidelines and the legislation related to air pollution

Knowledge of international treaties related to emissions and preparing cost estimates for control systems will be an added advantage.

**Training (preferable)** Specialized course/training in air pollution measurement, prevention, monitoring, air pollution or control equipment.

**3. Water Pollution Control (WP)**:
**Educational qualifications specific to functional area**

i. Engineering - Environmental/ Chemical/ Civil/ Mechanical,

**or**

ii. Science Subjects - Public Health/ Environmental Sciences/ Environment Management/ Environmental Studies/ Natural Resource Management/ Industrial Pollution Control/ Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Biotechnology/ Toxicology/ Microbiology/ Hydrology/ Geo-hydrology and the like

**Experience specific to functional area**

i. Water and wastewater monitoring

Designing sampling network for water and wastewater

Techniques and requirements of sampling of water and wastewater for EIAs including type of samples and parameters to be monitored.

Supervision/monitoring of water and wastewater parameters required for EIA studies including preservation of samples

ii. Water conservation and prevention and control of pollution

Water use auditi