Civil Engineers

Civil  Engineers perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbours, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

Some of the job titles of this field are City Engineer, Civil Engineer, County Engineer, Design Engineer, Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Licensed Engineer, Project Engineer, Railroad Design Consultant, and Structural Engineer.

Occupation specific Information

Tasks:

·         Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.

·         Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.

·         Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.

·         Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.

·         Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design or drawing tools.

Occupational Requirement

Work Activities

·         Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities.

·         Test characteristics of materials or structures.

·         Direct construction activities.

·         Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards.

·         Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.

Education & Experience Requirement

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech in civil Engineering

Related Experience

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job

Job Training

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Skills Required

Coordination — adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Time Management — managing one's own time and the time of others.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Knowledge Required

Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Engineering and Technology —Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Worker Characteristic

• Realistic — Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labour, athletics, or protective services.

• Investigative — Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behaviour. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

• Conventional — Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Related Occupation

·         Construction Managers

·         Construction and Building Inspector

·         Civil Engineering technologists and Technicians

·         Transportation Engineers

·         Water/Wastewater engineers