An Environmental Protection Officer (Environmental Assessment and Planning Stream) is mainly deployed to (a) assist in the preparation of legislative proposals in connection with environmental impact assessment and in the development of policy, procedures and planning guidelines relating to environmental assessment of planning and development proposals; (b) assist in the management and evaluation of environmental impact assessment required for major planning and development proposals, and carrying out environmental reviews on major development projects; (c) coordinate and integrate technical environmental advice in relation to development proposals and planning matters; (d) provide advice on the methodologies and techniques for environmental assessment of planning and development proposals, and in relation to project environmental monitoring and auditing; and (e) assist in the development and implementation of strategies to promote corporate environmental management including environmental auditing and environmental management systems in the public and private sector.

Candidates should have (a) (i) a Hong Kong First or Second Class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering or planning subject, and three years’ post-graduate experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to environmental assessment and planning; or (ii) Corporate Membership of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers of a relevant discipline elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent, and three years’ training or experience at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to environmental assessment and planning (not necessarily obtained after Membership); or (iii) Corporate Membership of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners elected after 24 June 1983, or equivalent, and three years’ training or experience, including one year’s post-qualification experience, at an appropriate level of responsibility relevant to environmental assessment and planning; and (b) a pass result in the Aptitude Test (AT) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); and (c) met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ in the two language papers [Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE)] in the CRE, or equivalent (See Note).