Environmental Engineers

Design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental health hazards utilizing various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.

Job Task

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

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