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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 “Water Supply Engineer”

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

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

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Microsoft Office
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DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
ESRI ArcView
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Microsoft Excel
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The MathWorks MATLAB
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