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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 “Pollution Control Engineer”

Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
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.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
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.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
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.
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.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
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.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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