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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 Manager”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Soil modulus failure testing devices
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Biological oxidizers
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Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
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Trace metal analyzers
Colorimeters
Limnological core loggers
Liquid scintillation counters
Surface area analyzers
Soil-erodability testing devices
Centrifuges
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Universal fractionators
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Epifluorescence microscopes
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Capillary electrophoresis systems
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Direct shear testing devices
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Ultraviolet water purification systems
Global positioning system GPS receivers
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Core drill rigs
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Air incubators
Multiparameter water quality instruments
Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
Combustible gas meters
Autoclaves
Thermal conductivity detectors
Thermocouples
Microbics toxicity analyzers
Chemostats
Automatic titrators
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Nutrient analyzers
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Headspace autosamplers
Geoprobes
Ambient air measurement devices
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Nitrogen oxide burners
Mass spectrometers
Fluorescence spectrophotometers
Pitot tubes
Flame ionization detectors FID
Incubators
Flow meters
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Environmental probe systems
Photometers
Stormwater samplers
Electric pumps
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Air velocity meters
Water level recorders
Consolidometers
Fluorescence detectors
Fume hoods
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Wave gauges
Multi gas detector tubes
Stem augers
Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Sampling pumps
Particulate filters
Solid shear failure testing devices
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pH meters
Liquid chromatography detectors
Shakers
Ion chromatographs
Balances
Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Graphite furnaces
Flame emission detectors
Liquid ring pumps
Limnological coring drills
Argon ionization detectors
Ozonators
Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Laboratory ovens
Hydrological current meters

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Hydrologic simulation program fortan HSPF software
ANSYS
WAM software
Microsoft Excel
Water flow modeling software
Image analysis software
The MathWorks MATLAB