Description
Research, design, plan, and execute engineering solutions to prevent, control, and remediate environmental hazards across air, water, and soil, including waste treatment, site remediation, and pollution control technologies.
- • Prepare, review, and update environmental investigation and recommendation reports.
- • Obtain, update, and maintain plans, permits, and standard operating procedures.
- • Provide technical support for remediation and litigation projects, including system design and regulatory applicability.
- • Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
- • Inspect industrial and municipal facilities and programs to assess effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
- • Provide project support by collecting data, documenting, training staff, and other administrative duties.
- • Develop project objectives and targets and report progress to management.
- • Advise corporations and government agencies on contaminated site cleanup procedures.
- • Advise industries and agencies on environmental policies and standards.
- • Inform employees and stakeholders about environmental issues.
- • Assess actual or potential environmental impacts of land use on air, water, and soil.
- • Assist with budget implementation, forecasting, and administration.
- • Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, including spill contingency plans and waste transport methods.
- • Coordinate and manage environmental protection programs or projects, assigning and evaluating work.
- • Serve as liaison with federal, state, and local officials on solid and hazardous waste requirements.
- • Prepare hazardous waste manifests and land disposal restriction notifications.
- • Develop and deliver environmental compliance training and orientations.
- • Develop, implement, and manage plans and programs for conservation and natural resource management.
- • Assess, sort, characterize, and pack known or unknown materials.
- • Request bids from suppliers and consultants.
- • Provide environmental engineering support for network and regulatory analyses or for planning and reviewing database development.
- • Design, or supervise the design of, systems, processes, and equipment to control, manage, or remediate water, air, and soil quality.
- • Direct installation and operation of environmental monitoring devices and supervise related data collection.
- • Prepare and present public briefings on environmental engineering project status.
- • Write reports or articles for websites or newsletters on environmental engineering issues.
- • Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, and legal or business specialists to solve environmental problems.
- • Support planning, quality assurance, safety protocols, and sampling for multimedia inspections at complex facilities.
- • Prepare, maintain, and revise quality assurance documentation and procedures.
- • Attend professional conferences to share information.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
