water engineer
Water engineers research and develop methods for the provision of clean water, water treatment and flood damage prevention and reaction. They research water needs in a location and develop methods for meeting those needs, such as designing and developing projects for managing water resources such as treatment plants, pipelines, pump systems, irrigation or draining systems and other water supply systems. Water engineers also ensure proper installation of these systems on construction sites. Water engineers also maintain, repair and build structures that control water resources, such as bridges, canals and dams.
Also called: hydraulic engineer, water management specialist, water resource engineer, water systems engineer
- 24
- essential skills
- 49
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2142
- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
24- adjust engineering designs
- advise on irrigation projects
- analyse community needs
- approve engineering design
- conserve water resource
- create designs for pipeline engineering
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure
- develop flood remediation strategies
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- flood remediation equipment
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulics
- interpret scientific data to assess water quality
- landscape design
- lead a team in water management
- perform scientific research
- technical drawings
- types of pipelines
- use technical drawing software
- water policies
- water reuse
Optional skills
49- advise on environmental remediation
- advise on pollution prevention
- advise on soil and water protection
- analyse route possibilities in pipeline projects
- compute irrigation pressure
- conserve natural resources
- consider the impact of material characteristics on pipeline flows
- design dams
- design drainage well systems
- design piers
- design sprinkler systems
- design weirs
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- develop irrigation strategies
- develop sewerage networks
- develop water purification methods
- develop water supply schedule
- ecosystems
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure regulatory compliance in pipeline infrastructures
- environmental engineering
- follow up pipeline integrity management priorities
- identify risk of flooding
- inspect pipelines
- install irrigation systems
- irrigation systems
- livestock
- maintain irrigation controllers
- manage desalination control system
- manage water quality testing
- measure water quality parameters
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor legislation developments
- monitor water quality
- perform follow-up on pipeline route services
- perform pipeline routing studies
- perform water chemistry analysis
- perform water testing procedures
- perform water treatment procedures
- pollution prevention
- prepare timelines for pipeline development projects
- supervise sewerage systems construction
- supervise waste disposal
- supervise waste water treatments
- survey sites for pipeline installation
- train employees
- use water disinfection equipment
- water chemistry analysis
- watershed development
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