Recycling and selective collection officers are responsible for finding out, inspecting and verifying compliance with urban environmental regulations on waste for private users, merchants and companies with concessions. People holding this job must have minimum qualifations, assuring proper employment of recycling containers to assure that they are in optimal conditions.

• Verify compliance with specifications on presenting waste and the correct use of containers and home and commercial collection systems, including respect for time bands and frequencies established in each case by the corresponding city council.
• Supervise the good use of different systems and their dimensions in ordinary situations and at isolated times.
• Detect offences committed by individuals and merchants and, where applicable, initiate the corresponding disciplinary proceeding.
• Monitor the provision of services by municipal and private concessionary companies.
• Notify individuals and merchants about the good practices they must follow.
• Write activity and incident reports, including suggestions or complaints formulated by users, employees at the concessionary companies and authorised managers.

Regulated training and graduates

• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família professional de Seguretat i Medi ambient: Gestió de residus urbans i industrials (Nivell 2)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Comerç i Màrqueting: Atenció al client, consumidor o usuari (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família Comerç i Màrqueting: Control i formació en consum (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família professional de Seguretat i Medi ambient: Interpretació i educació ambiental (Nivell 3)
• Certificat de Professionalitat de la Família professional de Seguretat i Medi ambient: Gestió ambiental (Nivell 3)
• Professional Training Course(s) in the field of Security and Environment - Advanced Level: Education and environmental control

Complementary training

Concern for order and quality: Level 3

Orientation within reach: Level 1

Initiative: Level 2

Communication: Level 2

Flexibility and change management: Level 1

Environment

People who work in this field focus their professional interests on the preservation, improvement or restoration of the environment (vegetation, fauna, flora) in both built-up areas and natural spaces. Some of the activities that represent this field are the detection, analysis and control of pollutants, the carrying out of measurements and tests in relation to climatic or environmental variables and the reduction of the harmful effects of human activity on the environment. The carrying out of these activities requires knowledge of the environment, for its planning and use, and of environmental regulations.

Environmental awareness officer

Building energy efficiency technician

Environmental laboratory technician

Environmental guide-interpreter

Environmental auditor

• Work hours

  Full-time. At certain times it may be necessary to collect samples or carry out inspections outside normal working hours.

• Salary

  The salary ranges from around 16.918 and 25.508 euros per annum gross. Median: 20.588 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Specialist staff