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U.S. Dept. of Labor code 17-2051.00Market Standard — pending BLS/OEWS enrichment

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.

What this job is about

Ensure compliance and efficiency in civil engineering projects.

What this work involves, step by step

AI can help most with the planning, drafting, and paperwork below — not the hands-on parts.

  1. 1

    Direct engineering activities

    Oversee engineering tasks to comply with regulations.

  2. 2

    Manage construction activities

    Supervise operations and maintenance at project sites.

  3. 3

    Inspect project sites

    Monitor progress and ensure adherence to design specifications.

  4. 4

    Compute design specifications

    Calculate load requirements and material stress factors.

  5. 5

    Prepare public reports

    Draft reports on project proposals and environmental impacts.

Tools used in this work
Adobe AcrobatApache Subversion SVNAutodesk AutoCADAutodesk AutoCAD Civil 3DAutodesk RevitBentley MicroStationCDassault Systemes SolidWorksESRI ArcGIS softwareExtensible markup language XMLMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft Visual BasicMicrosoft WordOracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementProcore softwareSAP softwareShell scriptThe MathWorks MATLABTrimble SketchUp Pro

Free — no credit card required. 200 messages included.