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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 “Project Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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