Expert of the Week

Petra Pihlainen – “Be open to moving with the times and be willing to educate yourself”

Mar 31st 2023

Petra Pihlainen
Petra Pihlainen

Petra Pihlainen has over 20 years of experience in environmental projects. Petra has strong knowledge of project and construction management.

“I want to use my experience in the environmental consultancy field for our clients’ benefit, and to be able to find a solution for their challenges is always greatly rewarding for me.”

Petra is specialized in monitoring and remediation of contaminated soil, aquatic sediments, and groundwater, environmental permit processes, environmental impact assessments, H&S, especially in environmental projects, and environmental due diligence (EDD). Petra also has strong knowledge of environmental legislation.

“I’m motivated by the successful completion of challenging projects or tasks together with the project team and clients.”

Petra has excellent project management skills in addition to social and leadership skills. Petra says that the key is to listen and keep your promise.

“Be open-minded, try to find the best available solution for that certain problem, considering all the perspectives. It is not always possible to solve everything at once. Be open to moving with the times and be willing to educate yourself.”


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