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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”.
Also Known As…
- Environmental Engineers
- Sanitary Engineer
- Regulatory Environmental Compliance Manager
- Marine Engineer CPVEC (Marine Engineer Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance)
- Hazardous Substances Engineer
- Global Director Air and Climate Change
- Environmental Remediation Specialist
- Environmental Engineer
- Environmental Analyst
- Chief, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Branch
- Air Pollution Control Engineer
- Water Supply Engineer
- Water Resources Engineer
- Wastewater Treatment Engineer
- Waste Management Engineer
- Solid Waste Management Engineer
- Solid Waste Engineer
- Soil Engineer
- Sewage Disposal Engineer
- Sanitation Engineer
- Reservoir Engineer
- Remediation Project Engineer
- Radiation Protection Engineer
- Public Health Engineer
- Project Manager
- Project Engineer
- Pollution Control Engineer
- Irrigation Engineer
- Industrial Hygiene Engineer
- Hazardous Waste Management Specialist
- Hazardous Waste Management Control Engineer
- Flood Control Engineer
- Environmentalist
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Environmental Scientist
- Environmental Safety Specialist
- Environmental Remediation Engineer
- Environmental Project Manager
- Environmental Planner
- Environmental Designer
- Environmental Coordinator
- Environmental Consultant
Tasks for “Water Treatment Plant Engineer”
- Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
- Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
- Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
- Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
- Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
- 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.
- Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
- Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
- Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
- Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
- Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
- Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
- Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
- Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
- Provide assistance with planning, quality assurance, safety inspection protocols, or sampling as part of a team conducting multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
- Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
- Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
- Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
- Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
- Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
- Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
- Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
- 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.
- Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
- 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.
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- Ozonators
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- Geoprobes
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- Argon ionization detectors
- Water level recorders
- Electric pumps
- Particle counters
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Nutrient analyzers
- Shakers
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- Stem augers
- Flame emission detectors
- Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
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- Microbics toxicity analyzers
- Spectrophotometers
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- Ambient air measurement devices
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- Pitot tubes
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- Thermocouples
- Microwave digestion instruments
- Liquid scintillation counters
- Electron capture detectors ECD
- Hydrological current meters
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- Whole air canisters
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- Centrifuges
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- Air incubators
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- Liquid ring pumps
- Thermal conductivity detectors
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- Desktop computers
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- Universal fractionators
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- Ion chromatographs
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Particulate filters
- Mud rotary drills
- Plasma-mass spectrometers
- Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
- ANSYS
- Photogrammetric software
- Stormwater runoff modeling software
- Maplesoft Maple
- Air dispersion modeling software
- Wind flow modeling software
- Insightful S-PLUS
- Python
- Gas dispersion model software
- Image analysis software
- Greenhouse gas management software
- Continuous emission management software
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- Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
- Microsoft Access
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- Microsoft Word
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- ESRI ArcView
- Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
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- Microsoft Project
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- Oil mapping software
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- HEC RAS
- DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
- WAM software
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- C++
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- RockWare MODFLOW
- Bentley Microstation
- Hazardous materials management HMS software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
- Microsoft Office