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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 “Sanitary Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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HEC RAS
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