Environmental Engineer Job Description

Introduction:

The environmental engineer uses the principle of engineering, biology, and chemistry to develop technically sound solutions to meet environmental issues. They provide system and component designs to reduce the negative impact on the environment. They serve as a technical advisor on environmental policies and standards ensuring regulatory applicability. They conduct research and technical audit on the environmental impact of projects analyzing the data and performing quality control checks. They need to make an effort to grow compliances with environmental public policy, optimize the utilization of resources and improve the quality of the surrounding environment. The job duties include providing technical support in developing and implementing environmental programs in industries, create environmental reports as per federal and state regulations, stay updated with air, water, and waste regulations as defined by state and federal laws.

Environmental Engineer Job Titles:

  • Environmental Engineer
  • Process and Environmental Engineer
  • Associate Engineer

Environmental Engineer Job Summary:

We are looking to hire a successful candidate who has a degree in an environmental engineer or engineering field. The experienced professional needs to be expertise in federal and state environmental regulatory requirements. You will be a member of the environmental team whose responsibilities include ensuring compliance with applicable air, water, waste disposable, remediation, and land use requirements. Your primary activities will be regulatory applicability assessment, capital project planning, permitting, monitoring, record keeping, reporting, auditing, training, and equipment troubleshooting. The job duties include interpret and apply complex environmental regulatory requirements to refining operations, work collaboratively as a member of the multi-discipline project team. Must have solid working knowledge and experience with staged gate capital project delivery systems for major capital projects.

Environmental Engineer Responsibilities and Duties:

  • Provide and system and component design that reduce the negative impact on the environment
  • Serve as a technical advisor on environmental policies and standard to ensure regulatory applicability
  • Conduct research and technical audit on the environmental impact of the project, analyze data, and perform quality control check
  • Develop resource management schemes
  • Provide system technical evaluation
  • Integrate the latest technologies into the system
  • Address problems and develop environmental solutions to prevent damage
  • Collaborate with scientists, planners, and experts
  • Monitor progress and provide recommendation reports
  • Document and maintain plans, requirement, protocols, permits, and standard operating procedures
  • Achieve quality, sales, revenue, and profitability goals

Environmental Engineer Skills and Qualification:

  • Bachelor degree in environmental engineering
  • Must possess a minimum of 3 years of experience as an environmental engineer
  • Hands-on experience with analytical, mechanical, and compliance software
  • Able to think on a large and small scale
  • Expert working with outside regulatory agencies
  • Familiar handling quality assurance, documentation, environmental rules, and regulations
  • Project and personal management skill
  • Punctual, reliable and must have strong communication skill
  • Current professional engineer license
  • Advanced MS office skill
  • Able to work in a team and produce quality output under tight deadlines
  • Strong verbal and oral communication skills
  • Self-motivated and strong analytical skills
  • Attention to detail, prioritization skill, and time management
  • Quick learner with a positive attitude
  • Maintain a strong relationship with key groups
  • Motivational and communication skill
  • An empowered team member, a process-oriented thinker

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