ECA Technician

This kind of technician works for Environmental Control Agencies (ECA). ECAs are companies which work jointly with administrations to carry out the duties stipulated by the Law on Comprehensive Intervention of the Environmental Administration. These functions consist of initial, periodic and one-off checks on centres or companies likely to have an impact on the environment and on human health and safety. ECAs are accredited for the control of one or more kinds of activity: industrial, mining, energetic, agricultural and livestock breeding, business and services, recreational, show business and leisure. Technicians who operate in these fields are also accredited for certain activities.

• Program sampling and the performance of analyses to check results, and characterise waste residues, atmospheric emissions and waste water spills.
• Coordinate and schedule the tasks of the team involved in inspection and control (operators and technicians).
• Deal directly with the managers and technicians of the company in which the inspection and control take place.
• Draw up reports on the operation, status, maintenance and self-regulating effluent control systems of facilities whose activities potentially lead to pollution, and the effectiveness of the corrective measures adopted.
• Provide information on the fulfillment of sector activity regulations.
• If the EAC is accredited for this function, check that requirements pursuant to granting the eco-label are met and validate environmental statements in accordance with European Regulations 1836/93 (EMAS) or carry out the certification in accordance with the UNE-EN-ISO 14001:2004 standard.
• Participate in environmental audits, as specified by a regulation of the Environmental Management System.
• Assess the suitability of the technologies applied to a specific industrial or production process.
• Check the quality, safety and effectiveness of industrial equipment and facilities with regard to rationalisating the use of natural resources and raw materials.
• Check the conformity of industrial equipment and facilities according to safety regulations and applicable standards in order to avoid accidents and prevent risks.
• Assess emergency and risk prevention plans in production systems as well as hazardous substance manipulation conditions.
• Depending on the accreditations of the EAC, carry out checks on lifting facilities, pressurised devices, etc., and the follow-up and quality control of products with a designation of origin, agri-food product certification and environmental quality guarantee labels.

Regulated training and graduates

• Grau: Biologia
• Grau: Biologia ambiental
• Grau: Bioquímica
• Grau: Enginyeria de sistemes biològics
• Grau: Ciències ambientals
• Grau: Geologia
• Grau: Química

Complementary training

Other specific skills

Cal que conegui en profunditat els processos productius per als quals està acreditat.
Coneixement dels reglaments i normes pertinents.
Títol nivell 1, 2 o 3 d'inspecció i control en matèria de prevenció d'incendis.

Analytical thought: Level 2

Initiative: Level 3

Orientation within reach: Level 3

Communication: Level 2

Planning and organisation: Level 3

Flexibility and change management: Level 2

Management

The organisation, administration and control of a company or entity are the main interests of people related to the management field. Activities included in this field of interest vary from effective resource management, feasibility analyses and solving business problems to the development of skills and fostering of motivation in relation to human resources. Knowledge regarding specific techniques of strategic administration and business management are required to carry out these activities.

Legal

People who are interested in the legal field like occupations related to legislation and the law. This field of interest includes advising people and institutions in legal matters, representing them in judicial processes and managing the documentation and procedures necessary for these processes. Carrying out these activities entails the study and knowledge of legal regulations and matters in their various scopes of application.

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.

Land analysis and remediation technician

Ecosystem design and restoration consultant

River pollution: comprehensive analysis and control consultant

Environmental and chemical safety specialist

Methane production plant technician.

• Work hours

  Full-time. Workers may occasionally be required to intervene outside of their normal work schedule, to carry out sampling tasks or inspections.

• Salary

  The typical salary of a qualified technician ranges between 18.239 and 26.050 Euros per annum. Median: 21.796 euros annum gross.
  
  Source: Report "Observatory of Jobs and Salaries of the Labour Market. Barcelona Activa", elaborated by ICSA Grupo. April 2015.

• Professional category

  Technician