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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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