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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 Consultant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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HEC RAS
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C++
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ESRI ArcView
Bentley Microstation
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Site remediation management software
Computer aided design CAD software
The MathWorks MATLAB
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
Air dispersion modeling software
Water flow modeling software
RockWare MODFLOW
Fugitive emission leak detection software
Material safety data sheet MSDS software
Hazardous materials management HMS software
SofTech CADRA
WAM software
Greenhouse gas management software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Project
Microsoft PowerPoint
Stormwater runoff modeling software
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Python
Image analysis software
Regulatory compliance management software
Finite element method FEM software
ESRI ArcGIS software
Insightful S-PLUS
Microsoft Excel
Ecological risk assessment software
Waste management software
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
SAS
Photogrammetric software
Wind flow modeling software
Microsoft Office
Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
XP Software XPSWMM
Simulation software
Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
Microsoft Access