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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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