The job role of an environmental engineer involves the following duties:
- Carrying out site assessments
- Conducting technical audits
- Evaluating environmental impact
- Making recommendations on clean-up, reclamation and waste management activities
- Assessing how a site complies with environmental regulations
- Using mathematical techniques and computer modelling to assess or forecast past, present and future environmental problems
- Designing, developing, testing and implementing technical solutions which will help organisations actively reduce their negative impact on the environment
- Interpreting data
- Keeping abreast of legislative changes in environmental law
- Identification and consideration of potential contaminant sources
- Obtaining and maintaining plans, permits and standard operating procedures
