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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 “Sanitary Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Autoclaves
Centrifuges
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Microbics toxicity analyzers
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Fume hoods
Plasma-mass spectrometers
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Flame emission detectors
Electric pumps
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pH meters
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Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
Universal fractionators
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Photometers
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Geoprobes
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Pitot tubes
Spectrophotometers
Mass spectrometers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Sampling pumps
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Hydrological current meters
Chemostats
Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Laboratory ovens
Organic carbon analyzers
Gas meters
Scanning potentiostats
Solid shear failure testing devices
Liquid chromatography detectors
Shakers
Microwave digestion instruments
Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
Sample concentrators
Electron capture detectors ECD
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Desktop computers
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Headspace autosamplers
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Ambient air measurement devices
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Multiparameter water quality instruments
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Nitrogen oxide burners
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Incubators
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Limnological core loggers
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Ion chromatographs
Notebook computers
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Balances
Graphite furnaces
Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
Water level recorders
Soil modulus failure testing devices
Environmental probe systems
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Insightful S-PLUS
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SAS
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LINDO
The MathWorks MATLAB
Simultaneous location and mapping SLAM
ESRI ArcGIS software
C++
Image analysis software
Material safety data sheet MSDS software
DHI Water and Environment MIKE SHE
Oil mapping software
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Office
Bentley Microstation
Photogrammetric software
Hazardous materials management HMS software
Fugitive emission leak detection software