Career Prospects for Graduates

Our university enjoys a strong geographic advantage and is located in Taoyuan, one of Taiwan’s major industrial hubs. To the north are numerous environmental engineering consulting firms and environmental testing organizations in Taipei, while to the south lies the Hsinchu High-Tech Industrial Park. Owing to this strategic location, our graduates benefit from abundant employment opportunities, shorter job search durations, and strong demand from industry.

Graduates of the Department of Environmental Engineering typically pursue careers in the following fields:

1.High-Tech, Electronics, and Manufacturing Industries:

  • Process Engineer

  • Facilities Engineer

  • Environmental, Safety & Health (ESH) Engineer

  • Quality Assurance / Quality Control Engineer (QA/QC Engineer)

  • RoHS Compliance Engineer
    and related roles.

2. Sustainability and ESG Professionals

  • Sustainability Manager / ESG Specialist / ESG Strategist

    Responsible for analyzing global sustainability regulations and ESG trends, monitoring FSC and UN sustainability policies, aligning corporate ESG strategies with international standards, communicating with key stakeholders, preparing sustainability reports, and planning annual ESG initiatives.

  • Carbon Auditor

    Also referred to as a Carbon Asset Manager, Carbon Trading Specialist, or Sustainable Carbon Management Specialist. Responsible for verifying the accuracy of corporate carbon emission data, identifying emission sources, assessing organizational carbon footprints, and proposing carbon reduction and improvement strategies.

3. Academia and Research Institutions

  • University faculty

  • Research fellows and research staff at scientific institutions

4. Environmental Engineering and Consulting Firms:

  • Consultant Design Engineer
  • Consultant Project Engineer
  • Consultant Project Staff

5. Construction and Infrastructure Sector

  • Supervising Engineer

  • Project Manager/ Site Manager
  • Field Engineer

6. Government Agencies

(Employment typically requires passing national civil service examinations.)

  • Central Ministry of Environment (MOENV) Civil Staff
  • Local Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) Civil Staff
  • Other Environmental Regulatory Authorities

7. Environmental Equipment Industry

  • Sales Engineer

  • System Planning & Design Engineer

8. Operation Contractors (Outsourced Operations)

  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

  • Pumping Station Operators

  • Incinerator Operators

9. Others

Other related professional roles depending on individual interests and career development.