Civil Engineers
Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
73 alternate job titles:
Airport Engineer
Architectural Engineer
Asphalt Engineer
Base Engineer
Bridge Design Engineer
Bridge Engineer
Building Construction Engineer
Building Engineer
Cadastral Engineer
Cartographic Engineer
City Engineer
Civil Engineer
Civil Engineering Intern
Civil Project Engineer
Concrete Engineer
Condemnation Engineer
Construction Engineer
Construction Project Engineer
Contracting Engineer
County Engineer
Demolition Engineer
Design Engineer
District Engineer
Drainage Design Coordinator
Drainage Engineer
Energy Infrastructure Engineer
Engineer
Environmental Construction Engineer
Erecting Engineer
Facilities Engineer
Forest Engineer
Forestry Engineer
Foundation Engineer
Geodetic Engineer
Geotechnical Engineer
Heavy Civil Project Manager
Highway Design Engineer
Highway Engineer
Highway Research Engineer
Highway Safety Engineer
Hydraulic Engineer
Hydroelectric Plant Structural Engineer
Hydrographic Engineer
Irrigation Engineer
Land Development Civil Engineer
Licensed Engineer
Maintenance Engineer
Mapping Engineer
Municipal Engineer
Process Engineer
Project Engineer
Railroad Design Consultant
Railroad Engineer
Reclamation Engineer
Research Hydraulic Engineer
Resident Engineer
Resource Recovery Engineer
Road Design Engineer
Road Engineer
Roadway Engineer
Sanitary Engineer
Street Engineer
Stress Engineer
Structural Design Engineer
Structural Designer
Structural Engineer
Structural Steel Engineer
Topographical Engineer
Track Production Engineer
Traveling Engineer
Utility Engineer
Wastewater Plant Civil Engineer
Zoning Engineer
Salary Information
Civil Engineers: $99,590 (median) per year.
Starting salary (10th percentile).
Required expreience: Varies by Company
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities
| Task Description | Category |
|---|---|
| Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects. | Development |
| Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities. | Development |
| Design systems to reduce harmful emissions. | Development |
| Implement design or process improvements. | Development |
| Develop technical methods or processes. | Development |
| Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance. | Development |
| Create graphical representations of civil structures. | Development |
| Inspect facilities or sites to determine if they meet specifications or standards. | Communication |
| Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features. | General |
| Estimate operational costs. | General |
| Prepare proposal documents. | General |
| Explain project details to the general public. | General |
| Test characteristics of materials or structures. | General |
| Investigate the environmental impact of projects. | General |
| Direct construction activities. | General |
| Coordinate safety or regulatory compliance activities. | Management |
| Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans. | Analysis |
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Technology Requirements
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| Autodesk AutoCAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Autodesk Revit | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bentley MicroStation | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software |
| Apache Subversion SVN | File versioning software |
| C | Development environment software |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Extensible markup language XML | Enterprise application integration software |
| Microsoft Dynamics | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Microsoft Project | Project management software |
| Microsoft Visual Basic | Development environment software |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software |
| Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management | Project management software |
| Procore software | Analytical or scientific software |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| Shell script | Operating system software |
| The MathWorks MATLAB | Analytical or scientific software |
| Trimble SketchUp Pro | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Autodesk Land Desktop | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bentley GeoPak Bridge | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Bentley Haestad Methods CivilStorm | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bentley InRoads Suite | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bentley STAAD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Bridge design software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Cartography software | Map creation software |
| Computer aided design and drafting software CADD | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Corel WordPerfect Office Suite | Office suite software |
| Cost estimating software | Project management software |
| Dassault Systemes Abaqus | Analytical or scientific software |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Eagle Point Site Design | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Email software | Electronic mail software |
| Finite element analysis FEA software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Formula translation/translator FORTRAN | Development environment software |
| GT STRUDL | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Graphics software | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| HEC-1 | Analytical or scientific software |
| HEC-HMS | Analytical or scientific software |
| Hydraulic analysis software | Analytical or scientific software |
| Hydraulic modeling software | Analytical or scientific software |
| HydroCAD Software Solutions HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling System | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Intergraph MGE | Map creation software |
| MAYA Nastran | Analytical or scientific software |
| Mathsoft Mathcad | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Microsoft ActiveX | Object or component oriented development software |
| Microsoft Exchange | Electronic mail software |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet browser software |
| Minitab | Analytical or scientific software |
| National Instruments LabVIEW | Development environment software |
| Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne | Enterprise resource planning ERP software |
| PTC Creo Parametric | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Road design software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software |
| SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software |
| Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software |
| Stormwater hydrology software | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | Industrial control software |
| The Gordian Group PROGEN Online | Project management software |
| Trimble Geomatics Office | Analytical or scientific software |
| Trimble Terramodel | Computer aided design CAD software |
| Verilog | Development environment software |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software |
| WinTR-55 | Analytical or scientific software |
| ESRI ArcGIS software | Geographic information system |
| ESRI ArcInfo | Geographic information system |
| ESRI ArcView | Geographic information system |
| Geographic information system GIS software | Geographic information system |
| Microsoft Access | Data base user interface and query software |
| Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition | Business intelligence and data analysis software |
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Relevant Certifications
Industry certifications that may be valuable for this career role:
| Certification | Issuing Organization | Practice Test |
|---|---|---|
| Certified Building Commissioning Professional | Association of Energy Engineers | Not Available |
| Certified Building Energy Simulation Analyst | Association of Energy Engineers | Not Available |
| Certified Construction Contract Administrator | Construction Specifications Institute | Not Available |
| Certified Construction Manager | Construction Manager Certification Institute | Not Available |
| Certified Energy Procurement Professional | Association of Energy Engineers | Not Available |
| Certified Golf Course Builder | Golf Course Builders Association of America | Not Available |
| Certified Ground Water Professional | National Ground Water Association | Not Available |
| Certified HVAC Designer | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers | Not Available |
| Certified Healthcare Constructor | American Hospital Association | Not Available |
| Certified Measurement and Verification Professional | Association of Energy Engineers | Not Available |
| Certified Planning Engineer | American Academy of Project Management | Not Available |
| Certified Professional Building Designer | National Council of Building Design Certification | Not Available |
| Certified Public Infrastructure Inspector | American Public Works Association | Not Available |
| Certified Value Specialist | Society of American Value Engineers | Not Available |
| Diplomate, Geotechnical Engineering | Academy of Geo-Professionals | Not Available |
| Diplomate, Navigation Engineering | Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers | Not Available |
| Diplomate, Ocean Engineering | Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers | Not Available |
| Diplomate, Port Engineering | Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers | Not Available |
| Distributed Generation Certified Professional | Association of Energy Engineers | Not Available |
| Fluid Power Connector and Conductor | International Fluid Power Society | Not Available |
| LEED AP Neighborhood Development | Green Business Certification Inc. | Not Available |
| Value Methodology Associate Certification | Society of American Value Engineers | Not Available |
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