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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 “Project Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Access
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