Environmental Engineering Technician

Overview

Who is Environmental Engineering Technician?

Environmental engineering technicians put environmental engineers' proposals into action. Environmental engineering experts and technicians who operate both indoors and outdoors contribute to the quality of the environment. Their responsibilities assist environmental engineers in devising ways to regulate, avoid, and mitigate pollution and other environmental concerns. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians record observations, test data, and laboratory images.

They may also acquire product information, find vendors and suppliers, and order supplies and equipment to keep laboratories stocked. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians in the field may collect air, soil, ground, and surface water samples from a given region. In addition, they prepare and clean equipment, run field sample pumps, and monitor instruments.

Typical day at work

What does Environmental Engineering Technician do?

Environmental engineering technicians assist environmental engineers in developing technologies used to clear up environmental contamination. They also check facilities to ensure that standards governing contaminants such as asbestos, lead, and wastewater is followed. Their responsibilities assist environmental engineers in devising ways to regulate, avoid, and mitigate pollution and other environmental concerns.

Environmental engineering technicians typically do the following:

• Set-up, test, operate, and modify equipment used to prevent or clean up environmental pollution
• Maintain project records and computer program files
• Conduct pollution surveys, for which they collect and analyze samples such as air and ground water
• Perform indoor and outdoor work on environmental quality
• Work to mitigate sources of environmental pollution
• Review technical documents to ensure their completeness and conformance to requirements
• Review work plans to schedule activities
• Arrange for the disposal of lead, asbestos, and other hazardous materials
• Environmental engineering technicians work under the direction of engineers and as part of a team with other technicians. They must be able to communicate and work well with both supervisors and peers.

Abilities & aptitude needed

What are the skills, abilities & aptitude needed to become Environmental Engineering Technician?

• Environmental engineering technicians typically have an interest in the Building,
• Thinking and organizing interest areas. The Building interest area indicates a focus on working with tools and machines, and making or fixing practical things.
• The Thinking interest area indicates a focus on researching, investigating, and increasing the understanding of natural laws.
• The Organizing interest area indicates a focus on working with information and processes to keep things arranged in orderly systems.

Courses

Which course I can pursue?