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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 “Waste Management Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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