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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 “Wastewater Treatment Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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