How to become an 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.

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.

• 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.

For some courses the student may also take an entrance test. Some of them are:

• Certificate course in Environmental Pollution Control Technology
• B.Sc in Environmental science
• Bachelor of Environmental Management
• B.E in Environmental Science

• Colleges and universities
• Environmental consulting firms
• Federal, provincial/state/territorial, and municipal government departments
• Non-governmental organizations
• Research institutions