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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 “Water Treatment Plant Engineer”

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

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Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
Anaerobic growth chambers
Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
Epifluorescence microscopes
Automatic titrators
Ambient air measurement devices
Universal fractionators
Scanning potentiostats
Mass spectrometers
Core drill rigs
Photometers
Air incubators
Supercritical fluid extractors
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Environmental probe systems
Nitrogen oxide burners
Organic carbon analyzers
Total organic carbon TOC analyzers
Direct shear testing devices
Shakers
Hydrological current meters
Centrifuges
Nutrient analyzers
Particulate filters
Freeze dryers
Soil electrical conductivity measurement devices
Gas meters
Stem augers
Solid shear failure testing devices
California bearing ratio CBR testing devices
Microwave digestion instruments
Flame ionization detectors FID
Wave gauges
Limnological core loggers
Graphite furnaces
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Trace metal analyzers
Air velocity meters
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Multi gas detector tubes
Multiparameter water quality instruments
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Combustible gas meters
Desktop computers
Soil-erodability testing devices
Dissolved oxygen meters
Soil carbon-nitrogen CN analyzers
Sampling pumps
Capillary electrophoresis systems
Seismographs
Autoclaves
Thermal/catalytic oxidizers TCO
Liquid chromatography detectors
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Liquid ring pumps
Liquid scintillation counters
Thermocouples
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Electron capture detectors ECD
Flame emission detectors
Fume hoods
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Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
Argon ionization detectors
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Ion chromatographs
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Soil modulus failure testing devices
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Thermal conductivity detectors
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Laser photometers
Ultraviolet water purification systems
Stormwater samplers
Balances
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Whole air canisters
Individual burner air measurement IBAM probes
Water level recorders
Interferometeric refractormeters
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Plasma-mass spectrometers
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pH meters
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LINDO
C++
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Fugitive emission leak detection software
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
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Microsoft Access
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Microsoft PowerPoint
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ANSYS
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Continuous emission management software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
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Rockwell Automation Arena
RockWare MODFLOW
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Air dispersion modeling software
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ESRI ArcGIS software
Stormwater runoff modeling software
Ecological risk assessment software
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