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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 “Reservoir Engineer”

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.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
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.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
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 or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
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.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
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.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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ESRI ArcGIS software
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Rockwell Automation Arena
SAS
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Material safety data sheet MSDS software
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Microsoft Excel
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Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Computer aided design CAD software
Fugitive emission leak detection software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
Air dispersion modeling software
Microsoft Office
SofTech CADRA
Image analysis software
ANSYS
WAM software
Python
HEC RAS
Regulatory compliance management software
Ecological risk assessment software
Oil mapping software
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
C++
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Water flow modeling software
Hazardous materials management HMS software
XP Software XPSWMM
Photogrammetric software
Stormwater runoff modeling software
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Microsoft PowerPoint
Bentley Microstation
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Word
Site remediation management software
The MathWorks MATLAB
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
Wind flow modeling software