Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians — Tasks

Task statements

• Receive, set up, test, or decontaminate equipment.
• Assist in the cleanup of hazardous material spills.
• Perform environmental quality work in field or office settings.
• Prepare and package environmental samples for shipping or testing.
• Oversee support staff.
• 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.
• Review technical documents to ensure completeness and conformance to requirements.
• Prepare permit applications or review compliance with environmental permits.
• Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, or other hazardous materials.
• Review work plans to schedule activities.
• Assess the ability of environments to naturally remove or reduce conventional or emerging contaminants from air, water, or soil.
• Develop work plans, including writing specifications or establishing material, manpower, or facilities needs.
• Improve chemical processes to reduce toxic emissions.
• Evaluate and select technologies to clean up polluted sites, restore polluted air, water, or soil, or rehabilitate degraded ecosystems.
• Produce environmental assessment reports, tabulating data and preparing charts, graphs, or sketches.
• Maintain process parameters and evaluate process anomalies.
• Obtain product information, identify vendors or suppliers, or order materials or equipment to maintain inventory.
• Work with customers to assess the environmental impact of proposed construction or to develop pollution prevention programs.
• Provide technical engineering support in the planning of projects, such as wastewater treatment plants, to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and policies.