<p>I am interested in this major, but I'm not really sure what jobs that degree could get me in the work force? Any professional environmental engineers or environmental engineering students out there that could give me some insight? I need help! Thank you!</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone in the field, nor have I experienced it first hand, but let me try to help you here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://jobs.aecom.com/EN/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=20052&siteid=5022&jobId=581506&codes=IN-IND[/url]”>https://jobs.aecom.com/EN/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=20052&siteid=5022&jobId=581506&codes=IN-IND</a></p>
<p>I wish I knew how to do the cool quote box, but let me throw in something that almost all environmental engineering jobs have (also most job listings I have seen match the one above, which is why I want to point this out.):</p>
<p>“Our team of environment specialists offers clients expertise in air quality, impact analysis and permitting, environmental health and safety management consulting/due diligence, remediation consulting/engineering and construction/site restoration, specialty and emerging technologies, waste services and water and natural resources.”</p>
<p>That is literally the entire description of the field. They work on remediation, not designing. Designing would be left to Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Civil or literally any other engineering major, for that fact. A lot do site inspections and will test environmental impact of client’s companies to see if they fit regulations and if not, well, that is when some engineering probably comes in. Then there are some who make sure their own company follows the environmental regulations.</p>
<p>I considered this once. I had too much free time and searched indeed.com. I have seen all levels of experience of engineers ask for the same remediation type of work.</p>
<p>If you want to help the environment, but design things, I would recommend Civil, Mechanical, or Chemical maybe? Also, you can get an EnvE job with those degrees. Thought I would let you know.</p>
<p>I am not an environmental engineer, but from what I understand environmental engineers work with chemical and organic waste disposal and management, and they help keep water sources clean. However, they do not develop renewable energy solutions.</p>
<p>This link should help you out:
<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/environmental-engineers.htm[/url]”>http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/environmental-engineers.htm</a></p>
<p>My sister-in-law is an environmental engineer. Her specialty is designing sewage treatment plants for 3rd world countries.</p>
<p>The answer has been given already, but I’ll just repeat it.</p>
<p>Environmental engineering is basically the engineering discipline that’s concerned about optimizing industrial activity from the perspective of the environment. An environmental engineer is like a biologist, but who’s concerned not about biology (as a science), but about industrial waste in the environment and how to coordinate, advise and manage its production or handling. A lot of regulations to follow, but also proposing new regulations as well as doing tests for industrial companies so that they can keep track of their waste management as well as improve it are jobs for an environmental engineer.</p>
<p>Environment engineering can also relate to resource management in activities that source natural resources. Then the concern is about how ought the sourcing be done so that it does minimal damage to the environment, e.g. the soil, groundwater resources etc.</p>