Given the continuing fragility of our relationship with the environment, it’s easy to understand why Natural Resources professionals are in such high demand. This can be a highly specialised role, of course, but there are a number of basic qualities that you’ll need to have irrespective of who you work for or what your particular field of expertise might be.

Natural resources employment that come under your remit could include the likes of soil, water, salt, oil, timber, gas, wildlife, plants and vegetation. Whether you have worked for government agencies, private corporations or on a freelance basis for a number of clients, you’ll already be all too aware of the need to maximise our relationship with the world around us.

Issues that you might be expected to deal with include:

• Studying sensitive habitats
• Monitoring of wildlife movement
• Assessing environmental impacts
• Overseeing the restoration of protected wildlife
• Managing forested areas
• Detailing the effects of soil erosion
• Tracking marine populations
• Calculating the effects of drilling and mining
• Regulating land and resource usage

…and many more. This can be a demanding role, of course, but the sense of job satisfaction that comes with getting things right, and the subsequent benefits to our eco-systems, are there for all to see.

Is a natural resources role for you?

There are several roles similar to a Natural Resources Manager that could prove to be the ideal grounding for a career in this sector, including Game Warden, Conservation Officer, Ecology Manager, Wildlife Biologist, Forestry Technician, Fisheries Technician, Environmental Scientist, Park Ranger, Research Associate, Director of Sustainable Resources, Environmental Infrastructure Manager and more.

Jobs in Natural Resources offer good salary packages and in many cases they come with impressive benefits. Of course you’ll often be working in the open air, perhaps travelling to various locations both locally and internationally and you’ll also have the happiness that comes from doing a job that really does make a difference. You’ll also be able to transfer your skills across from certain sectors such as fisheries or forestry.

Singapore, despite being a relatively small city state, has a strong commitment to improving the environment. The authorities work hard to enforce relevant laws, there are strict measures in place to improve air quality and to protect sources of local drinking water, and to greatly reduce greenhouse gases.

If you’d like to find out more about Natural Resources jobs in Singapore, get in touch with Michael Page today. Simply forward your CV on to our team and set up an email job alert to hear about vacancies at an early stage.