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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 “Irrigation Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Site remediation management software
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SAS
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