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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 Planner”

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.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
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.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
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.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
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.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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ANSYS
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LINDO
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
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C++
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The MathWorks MATLAB
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Microsoft Project
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Microsoft Office
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Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
Rockwell Automation Arena
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Insightful S-PLUS
RockWare MODFLOW
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