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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”

Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
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.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
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.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
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 proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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