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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 “Public Health Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Site remediation management software
LINDO
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Autodesk AutoCAD
C++
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Bentley Microstation