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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 “Sanitation Engineer”

Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
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.
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.
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.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
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, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
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

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

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