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Job Description
Apply theory and principles of civil engineering in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of structures and facilities under the direction of engineering staff or physical scientists.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-3022.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 52,120.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 25.00
- Currently, there are 72,150 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Civil Engineering Technicians”.
Also Known As…
- Civil Engineering Technicians
- Transportation Engineering Technician
- Engineering Technician
- Engineering Specialist
- Engineering Assistant
- Design Technician
- Construction Analyst
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Civil Engineering Designer
- Civil Engineering Assistant
- Civil Designer
- Truss Designer
- Structural Technician
- Structural Engineering Technician
- Project Engineer
- Plumbing Designer
- Parking Analyst
- Highway Technician
- Highway Engineering Technician
- Highway Construction Inspector
- Geotechnical Engineering Technician
- Fire Protection Engineering Technician
- Field Technician
- Facility Planner
- Engineering Designer
- Engineering Construction Inspector
- Engineering Aide
- Engineer Technician
- Engineer Assistant
- Drafting Technician
- Design Engineer
- Construction Inspector
- Concrete Engineering Technician
- Civil Engineer's Aide
- Civil Engineer Helper
- Bridge Construction Inspector
Tasks for “Surveyor”
- Conduct materials test and analysis using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge.
- Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures.
- Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
- Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities using calculator or computer.
- Prepare reports and document project activities and data.
- Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.
- Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts.
- Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
- Respond to public suggestions and complaints.
- Evaluate facility to determine suitability for occupancy and square footage availability.
- Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.
- Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites.
- Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes.
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- Analytical balances
- Tamping rods
- Water samplers
- Laboratory bulb syringes
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
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- Machetes
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- Personal computers
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- Soil resistivity test kits
- Two way radios
- Dropping pipettes
- Precision levels
- Inclinometers
- Brickmasons' trowels
- Hydrometers
- Plotters
- Soil sampling tubes
- Nuclear densometers
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- Engineers' transits
- Theodolites
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- Kneading compactors
- Evaporating dishes
- Surveying rods
- Filter papers
- Graduated glass cylinders
- pH testers
- Safety gloves
- Hand augers
- Laboratory vials
- Coordinate geometry COGO software
- Microsoft Excel
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Microsoft Visual Basic
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