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.

Other names for Civil Engineering Technicians: Civil Engineer Helper, Civil Engineer's Aide, Civil Engineering Assistant, Civil Engineering Designer, Civil Engineering Technician, Design Technician, Drafting Technician, Engineering Technician, Facility Planner, Field Technician, Fire Protection Engineering Technician, Highway Technician, Parking Analyst, Plumbing Designer, Truss Designer,

• Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities using calculator or computer.
• Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects and to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.
• Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.
• Prepare reports and document project activities and data.
• Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.
• Inspect project site and evaluate contractor work to detect design malfunctions and ensure conformance to design specifications and applicable codes.
• 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.
• Report maintenance problems occurring at project site to supervisor and negotiate changes to resolve system conflicts.
• Conduct materials test and analysis using tools and equipment and applying engineering knowledge.
• Respond to public suggestions and complaints.
• Evaluate facility to determine suitability for occupancy and square footage availability.

• Analytical balances
• Digital image printers
• Trowels
• Augers
• Compression testers
• Scanners
• Heating or drying equipment or accessories
• Resistivity tools
• Dropping pipettes
• Drying cabinets or ovens
• Theodolites
• Laboratory dishes
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Filter papers
• Laboratory beakers
• Laboratory burets
• Global positioning system receivers
• Laboratory graduated cylinders
• Augers
• Boring or sinking machinery
• Handheld thermometer
• Hydrometers
• Pitch measuring instruments
• Vibratory plates
• Laboratory balances
• Sampling syringes
• Laboratory mechanical convection ovens
• Test sieves
• Laboratory vials
• Loadcells
• Machetes
• Magnetic stirrers
• Tape measures
• Orbital shakers
• Concrete or cement testing instruments
• Densitometers
• Concrete or cement testing instruments
• Personal computers
• pH meters
• Picks
• Plotter printers
• Penetrometers
• Precipitation or evaporation recorders
• Levels
• Pycnometers
• Hydraulic rock drills
• Mallets
• Safety glasses
• Protective gloves
• Seismic recorders or seismographs
• Hammers
• Concrete or cement testing instruments
• Land drilling rigs
• Augers
• Permeability testing apparatus
• Moisture meters
• Soil testing kits
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Soil testing kits
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Concrete or cement testing instruments
• Straight edges
• Strain gauges
• Open stream current meters
• Measuring rods
• Tampers
• Theodolites
• Soil core sampling apparatus
• Shear strength testers
• Theodolites
• Level sensors or transmitters
• Two way radios
• Vibration testers
• Water samplers
• Laboratory funnels

Graphics or photo imaging software

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software

Map creation software