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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 “Remediation Project Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
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Air dispersion modeling software
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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