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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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