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Job Description

Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2081.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 88,530.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 42.00
Currently, there are 52,280 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Environmental Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Environmental Engineer”

Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.

Related Technology & Tools

Scanning potentiostats
Liquid ring pumps
Thermal conductivity detectors
Environmental probe systems
Desktop computers
Multi gas detector tubes
Gas chromatographs GC
Mercury/hybrid atomizers
Seismographs
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Graphite furnaces
Geoprobes
Organic carbon analyzers
Shakers
Balances
Biological oxidizers
Notebook computers
Particle counters
Consolidometers
Supercritical fluid extractors
Laser photometers
Sample concentrators
Limnological core loggers
Colorimeters
Surface area analyzers
Epifluorescence microscopes
Autoclaves
Nutrient analyzers
Ion chromatographs
Flow meters
Universal fractionators
Argon ionization detectors
Liquid chromatography detectors
Flame ionization detectors FID
Ozonators
Mud rotary drills
Interferometeric refractormeters
Direct shear testing devices
Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Luminometers
Water level recorders
Hydrological current meters
Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
Mass spectrometers
Solid shear failure testing devices
Capillary electrophoresis systems
Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
Incubators
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Core drill rigs
Gas meters
Sorbent tubes
Anaerobic growth chambers
Fume hoods
Chemostats
Automatic titrators
Combustible gas meters
Glove box systems
Electron capture detectors ECD
Respirometers
Particulate filters
Limnological coring drills
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Plasma-mass spectrometers
Fluorescence detectors
Microbics toxicity analyzers
Centrifuges
Thermocouples
Pitot tubes
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Nitrogen oxide burners
Conductivity meters
Air incubators
pH meters
Headspace autosamplers
Multiparameter water quality instruments
Dissolved oxygen meters
Ultraviolet UV light detectors
Air velocity meters
Sampling trains
Freeze dryers
Soil-erodability testing devices
Fluorescence spectrophotometers
Laboratory ovens
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Whole air canisters
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Sampling pumps
Wave gauges
Liquid scintillation counters
Microwave digestion instruments
Photometers
Ambient air measurement devices
Flame emission detectors
Electric pumps
Trace metal analyzers
Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
Soil modulus failure testing devices
Stormwater samplers
Stem augers
Spectrophotometers

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Microsoft Word
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LINDO
SAS
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Finite element method FEM software
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
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