Civil Engineers

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NOC 2021: 21300 / NOC 2016: 2131

Job Description

Civil engineers help design and build the structures all around us, including buildings, bridges, dams, highways, railways, and sewers.

You perform the following duties:

• Meet with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
• Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, and water and waste management systems
• Create construction specifications and procedures
• Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, and labour needed
• Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations
• Conduct feasibility studies, economic analyses, municipal and regional traffic studies, environmental impact studies, or other investigations
• Act as project or site supervisor for land survey or construction work
• Supervise technicians, technologists, and other engineers

Sources: WorkBC Career Profiles, Career Cruising  [profile for Civil Engineer]