Job Profile Detail
Civil engineering technologists and technicians provide technical support and services to scientists, engineers and other professionals, or may work independently in fields such as structural engineering, municipal engineering, construction design and supervision, highways and transportation engineering, water resources engineering, geotechnical engineering and environmental protection. They are employed by consulting engineering and construction companies, public works, transportation and other government departments and in many other industries.
Job Titles
- Agricultural engineering technician
- Air pollution field technician
- Architectural and engineering technologists and technicians supervisor
- Bridge design technician
- Building materials technician
- Civil engineering design technologist
- Civil engineering studies technologist
- Civil engineering technician
- Civil engineering technologist
- Concrete technician
- Construction engineering technician
- Construction requirements writer
- Construction specifications writer
- Construction technician
- Construction technician - civil engineering
- Construction technologist
- Corrosion technician
- Corrosion technologist
- Environmental technician
- Foundation technologist
- Highway construction materials testing technician
- Highway technician
- Highway traffic technician
- Land use technician
- Materials testing technician
- Materials testing technologist
- Measures technician
- Municipal engineering assistant
- Noise abatement technician
- Noise reduction technician
- Pollution control technician
- Railway technician
- Road technician
- Road traffic technician
- Soil technologist - civil engineering
- Soil testing technologist
- Soil testing technologist - civil engineering
- Solid waste disposal technician
- Structural design technologist
- Structural engineering technician
- Structural investigator
- Traffic technician - civil engineering
- Traffic technologist
- Urban planning technician
- Water distribution systems technician
Job Duties
1. Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.
2. Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
3. Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.
4. Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
5. Prepare reports and document project activities and data.
6. Confer with supervisor to determine project details, such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.
7. Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes.
8. Plan and conduct field surveys to locate new sites and analyze details of project sites.Develop plans and estimate costs for installation of systems, utilization of facilities, or construction of structures.
9. Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts.
10. Conduct materials test and analysis, using tools and equipment, and applying engineering knowledge.
Education Requirement
1. Completion of a two- or three-year college program in civil engineering technology or a closely related discipline is usually required for civil engineering technologists.
2. Completion of a one- or two-year college program in civil engineering technology is usually required for civil engineering technicians.
3. Certification in civil engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
4. A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
5. In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."
4 to 8 years experience required 
55,575 CAD to 80,300 CAD P.A. 
Canada
