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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.

Sample of reported job titles: Environmental Engineer, Sanitary Engineer, Environmental Analyst, Hazardous Substances Engineer, Regulatory Environmental Compliance Manager, Environmental Remediation Specialist, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Marine Engineer CPVEC (Marine Engineer Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance)

Tasks

• Collaborate with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers, and other specialists, and experts in law and business to address environmental problems.
• Inspect industrial and municipal facilities and programs to evaluate operational effectiveness and ensure compliance with environmental regulations.
• Prepare, review, and update environmental investigation and recommendation reports.
• Design and supervise the development of systems processes or equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality.
• Provide environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, and planning or reviewing database development.
• Obtain, update, and maintain plans, permits, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide technical-level support for environmental remediation and litigation projects, including remediation system design and determination of regulatory applicability.
• Monitor progress of environmental improvement programs.
• Advise corporations and government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment.
• Inform company employees and other interested parties of environmental issues.

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