 After graduation from the University of the West Indies in 1979, Imbert worked as a consulting civil engineer on a variety of construction projects in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean before specializing in Port, Harbor and Coastal Engineering in 1982.In 1985, he took up a position as a lecturer in Construction Management and Engineering at the University of the West Indies, a postgraduate programme.While at the University, he also worked as a consultant on sea defences in Guyana for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.