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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Environmental health and safety documentation software
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Microsoft Word
XP Software XPSWMM
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Stormwater runoff modeling software
RockWare MODFLOW
Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
LINDO
C++
Regulatory compliance management software
Insightful S-PLUS
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Photogrammetric software
ESRI ArcView
Continuous emission management software
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WAM software
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Air dispersion modeling software
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Bentley Microstation
SofTech CADRA
Gas dispersion model software
Water flow modeling software
Python
Microsoft PowerPoint
Finite element method FEM software
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
Simulation software
Rockwell Automation Arena
Waste management software
Microsoft Office
The MathWorks MATLAB
Ecological risk assessment software
SAS
Wind flow modeling software
Computer aided design CAD software
Microsoft Project
ESRI ArcGIS software
Material safety data sheet MSDS software
Greenhouse gas management software
Autodesk AutoCAD
HEC RAS
Oil mapping software
Maplesoft Maple
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
ANSYS