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Salary range for the majority of workers in the selected occupation - from ₹ 109.78 to ₹ 572.97 per hour - 2020.
Environmental engineers conduct research, advise on, design and direct implementation of solutions to prevent, control or remedy negative impacts of human activity on the environment utilizing a variety of engineering disciplines. They conduct environmental assessments of construction and civil engineering projects and apply engineering principles to pollution control, recycling and waste disposal.
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Duties and tasks
- Designing and overseeing the development of systems, processes and equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality
- Obtaining, updating, and maintaining plans, permits, and standard operating procedures
- Conducting research, assessing and reporting on the environmental impact of existing and proposed construction, civil engineering and other activities
- Advising corporations and government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment
- Providing environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, and planning or reviewing database development
- Inspecting industrial and municipal facilities and programs to evaluate operational effectiveness and ensure compliance with environmental regulations
- Providing engineering and technical support for environmental remediation and litigation projects, including remediation system design and determination of regulatory applicability
- Collaborating with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers from other disciplines, and specialists in law and business to address environmental problems
- Monitoring progress of environmental improvement programs
