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Environmental Engineer
OFO Code: 214301
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 214301
- Occupation
- Environmental Engineer
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- PROFESSIONALS
- Unit group
- 2143 · Environmental Engineers
Official description
Environmental engineers conduct research, advise on, design and direct implementation of solutions to prevent control or remedy negative impacts of human activity on the environment utilizing a variety of engineering disciplines. They conduct environmental assessments of construction and civil engineering projects and apply engineering principles to pollution control, recycling and waste disposal.
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Water Resource Specialists, Air Pollution Control Engineer
- Advising corporations and government agencies of procedures to follow in cleaning up contaminated sites to protect people and the environment
- Monitoring progress of environmental improvement programs
- Providing engineering and technical support for environmental remediation and litigation projects, including remediation system design and determination of regulatory applicability
- Conducting research, assessing and reporting on the environmental impact of existing and proposed construction, civil engineering and other activities
- Obtaining, updating, and maintaining plans, permits, and standard operating procedures
- Collaborating with environmental scientists, planners, hazardous waste technicians, engineers from other disciplines, and specialists in law and business to address environmental problems
- Designing and overseeing the development of systems, processes and equipment for control, management, or remediation of water, air, or soil quality
- Inspecting industrial and municipal facilities and programs to evaluate operational effectiveness and ensure compliance with environmental regulations
- Providing environmental engineering assistance in network analysis, regulatory analysis, and planning or reviewing database development
2. Demand status
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
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