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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 “Soil Engineer”

Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
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.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
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.
Develop proposed project objectives and targets and report to management on progress in attaining them.
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.
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.
Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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