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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.
Advise corporations or government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
Assess, sort, characterize, or pack known or unknown materials.
Prepare, maintain, or revise quality assurance documentation or procedures.
Assist in budget implementation, forecasts, or administration.
Provide administrative support for projects by collecting data, providing project documentation, training staff, or performing other general administrative duties.
Design or supervise the design of systems, processes, or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
Prepare or present public briefings on the status of environmental engineering projects.
Obtain, update, or maintain plans, permits, or standard operating procedures.
Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
Develop or present environmental compliance training or orientation sessions.
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.
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.
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.
Prepare hazardous waste manifests or land disposal restriction notifications.
Develop, implement, or manage plans or programs related to conservation or management of natural resources.
Advise industries or government agencies about environmental policies and standards.
Assess the existing or potential environmental impact of land use projects on air, water, or land.
Request bids from suppliers or consultants.
Coordinate or manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning or evaluating work.
Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans or methods for loading or transporting waste.
Serve as liaison with federal, state, or local agencies or officials on issues pertaining to solid or hazardous waste program requirements.
Inform company employees or other interested parties of environmental issues.
Provide technical support for environmental remediation or litigation projects, including remediation system design or determination of regulatory applicability.
Inspect industrial or municipal facilities or programs to evaluate operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with environmental regulations.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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