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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

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Tasks for “Environmental Engineers”

Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
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.
Prepare, review, or update environmental investigation or recommendation reports.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, experts in law or business, or other specialists to address environmental problems.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Write reports or articles for Web sites or newsletters related to environmental engineering issues.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, or planning or reviewing database development.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
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.
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.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
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.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
Direct installation or operation of environmental monitoring devices or supervise related data collection programs.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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