Staff role
Environmental Engineering Tech
Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental problems, including waste treatment and site remediation, under the direction of engineering staff or scientists. May assist in the development of environmental remediation devices.
O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Air Quality Instrument Specialist; EHS Engineer (Environmental, Health and Safety Engineer); Engineer; Environmental Engineering Assistant; Environmental Engineering Technician (Environmental Engineering Tech); Environmental Field Technician (Environmental Field Tech); Environmental Technician (Environmental Tech); Haz Tech (Hazardous Technician); Remediation Technician (Remediation Tech)
Tasks
- Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
- Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
- Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
- Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
- Inspect facilities to monitor compliance with regulations governing substances, such as asbestos, lead, or wastewater.
- Maintain project logbook records or computer program files.
- Record laboratory or field data, including numerical data, test results, photographs, or summaries of visual observations.
- Decontaminate or test field equipment used to clean or test pollutants from soil, air, or water.
- Collect and analyze pollution samples, such as air or ground water.
Knowledge
- Engineering and Technology
- Mathematics
- Customer and Personal Service
- Chemistry
- English Language
- Mechanical
- Physics
- Public Safety and Security
Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Speaking
- Science
- Monitoring
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Learning Strategies
Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
- Near Vision
- Speech Clarity
- Category Flexibility
- Written Expression
- Selective Attention
- Speech Recognition
- Fluency of Ideas
- Originality
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Number Facility
- Flexibility of Closure
- Perceptual Speed
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Finger Dexterity
- Control Precision
- Far Vision
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