Water/Wastewater Engineer
- Ensure safe water access and protect communities from flood damage.
- Impact public health by designing efficient water and wastewater systems.
- Innovate with advanced treatment technologies like UV disinfection and SBRs.
💰 Earn $83K-$138K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Design or oversee projects involving provision of potable water, disposal of wastewater and sewage, or prevention of flood-related damage. Prepare environmental documentation for water resources, regulatory program compliance, data management and analysis, and field work. Perform hydraulic modeling and pipeline design.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Provide technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design (CAD) technicians, or other technical personnel.
- Review and critique proposals, plans, or designs related to water or wastewater treatment systems.
- Design domestic or industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including advanced facilities with sequencing batch reactors (SBR), membranes, lift stations, headworks, surge overflow basins, ultraviolet disinfection systems, aerobic digesters, sludge lagoons, or control buildings.
- Evaluate the operation and maintenance of water or wastewater systems to identify ways to improve their efficiency.
- Design or select equipment for use in wastewater processing to ensure compliance with government standards.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Influencing or leading others
- Working with my hands
- Thinking and problem solving
You are skilled in 💫
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Job security
- Accomplishing things
- Having freedom
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Water/Wastewater Engineer
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