civil engineer
ISCO: 2142. Skills: 314. Essential: 21.
Essential skills
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- bridge engineering
- civil engineering
- demonstrate disciplinary expertise
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- integrated design
- interact professionally in research and professional environments
- liaise with architects
- manage personal professional development
- manage research data
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- operate open source software
- perform project management
- quantity surveying
- synthesise information
- technical drawings
- think abstractly
- use technical drawing software
Supporting skills
- abide by regulations on banned materials
- adapt energy distribution schedules
- address problems critically
- address public health issues
- adjust surveying equipment
- advise architects
- advise customers on wood products
- advise on building matters
- advise on construction materials
- advise on environmental remediation
- advise on geology for mineral extraction
- advise on machinery malfunctions
- advise on mining environmental issues
- advise on pollution prevention
- advise on use of land
- advise on waste management procedures
- aerodynamics
- air traffic management
- airtight construction
- analyse energy consumption
- analyse environmental data
- analyse road traffic patterns
- analyse transport studies
- apply blended learning
- apply digital mapping
- apply for research funding
- apply health and safety standards
- apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities
- apply safety management
- assemble electrical components
- assess environmental impact
- assess financial viability
- assess project resource needs
- assess the life cycle of resources
- automation technology
- biology
- business management principles
- calculate exposure to radiation
- calibrate electronic instruments
- calibrate precision instrument
- carry out energy management of facilities
- carry out environmental audits
- carry out statistical forecasts
- cartography
- check durability of wood materials
- check quality of raw materials
- chemistry
- chemistry of wood
- collect data using GPS
- collect geological data
- collect mapping data
- collect samples for analysis
- communicate on minerals issues
- communicate on the environmental impact of mining
- communicate with a non-scientific audience
- compare survey computations
- compile GIS-data
- conduct environmental surveys
- conduct field work
- conduct land surveys
- conduct quality control analysis
- conduct research across disciplines
- conduct research before survey
- construction methods
- construction products
- consumer protection
- contamination exposure regulations
- coordinate electricity generation
- cost management
- create CAD drawings
- create cadastral maps
- create GIS reports
- create thematic maps
- demolish structures
- demolition techniques
- design automation components
- design building air tightness
- design building envelope systems
- design building retrofitting solutions
- design passive energy measures
- design principles
- design scientific equipment
- design strategies for nuclear emergencies
- design the insulation concept
- design transportation systems
- design wind farm collector systems
- design wind turbines
- design window and glazing systems
- determine property boundaries
- develop efficiency plans for logistics operations
- develop environmental policy
- develop environmental remediation strategies
- develop geological databases
- develop hazardous waste management strategies
- develop material testing procedures
- develop mine rehabilitation plan
- develop non-hazardous waste management strategies
- develop professional network with researchers and scientists
- develop radiation protection strategies
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- develop test procedures
- disseminate results to the scientific community
- distinguish wood quality
- document survey operations
- draft design specifications
- draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation
- draw blueprints
- electric generators
- electrical discharge
- electrical engineering
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity consumption
- energy efficiency
- energy market
- energy performance of buildings
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- ensure equipment cooling
- ensure material compliance
- envelope systems for buildings
- environmental design
- environmental engineering
- environmental legislation
- environmental legislation in agriculture and forestry
- environmental policy
- evaluate integrated design of buildings
- evaluate research activities
- examine engineering principles
- examine geochemical samples
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- execute feasibility study
- fluid mechanics
- follow nuclear plant safety precautions
- geochemistry
- geodesy
- geographic information systems
- geography
- geological time scale
- geology
- geomatics
- geophysics
- green logistics
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- hazardous waste types
- identify energy needs
- identify hazards in the workplace
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- impact of meteorological phenomena on mining operations
- increase the impact of science on policy and society
- industrial heating systems
- inform on government funding
- inspect building systems
- inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect facility sites
- inspect industrial equipment
- inspect wind turbines
- inspect wood materials
- integrate gender dimension in research
- interpret geophysical data
- investigate contamination
- keep records of bridge investigation findings
- logistics
- maintain nuclear reactors
- maintain photovoltaic systems
- maintain records of mining operations
- make electrical calculations
- manage a team
- manage air quality
- manage bridge construction projects
- manage budgets
- manage contracts
- manage engineering project
- manage environmental impact
- manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data
- manage intellectual property rights
- manage open publications
- manage timber stocks
- manipulate wood
- manufacturing processes
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- meet contract specifications
- mentor individuals
- meteorology
- metrology
- monitor contractor performance
- monitor electric generators
- monitor nuclear power plant systems
- monitor production developments
- monitor radiation levels
- multimodal transport logistics
- negotiate with stakeholders
- non-destructive testing
- nuclear energy
- nuclear reprocessing
- operate meteorological instruments
- operate surveying instruments
- oversee construction project
- oversee pre-assembly operations
- oversee quality control
- paper chemistry
- paper production processes
- perform laboratory tests
- perform risk analysis
- perform sample testing
- perform scientific research
- perform selective demolition
- perform surveying calculations
- photogrammetry
- plan engineering activities
- plan product management
- plan resource allocation
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- power electronics
- power engineering
- prepare geological map sections
- prepare scientific reports
- prepare surveying report
- present reports
- process collected survey data
- process customer requests based on the REACh Regulation 1907 2006
- project management
- promote open innovation in research
- promote sustainable energy
- promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities
- promote the transfer of knowledge
- provide information on geological characteristics
- provide information on geothermal heat pumps
- provide information on solar panels
- provide information on wind turbines
- public health
- publish academic research
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- read standard blueprints
- record survey data
- record test data
- regulations on substances
- renewable energy
- report test findings
- research locations for wind farms
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- review meteorological forecast data
- safety engineering
- sales strategies
- simulate transport problems
- soil science
- solar energy
- speak different languages
- study aerial photos
- study prices of wood products
- study traffic flow
- supervise staff
- surveying
- surveying methods
- sustainable building materials
- teach in academic or vocational contexts
- test safety strategies
- test wind turbine blades
- thermodynamics
- timber products
- topography
- traffic engineering
- transportation engineering
- transportation methods
- troubleshoot
- types of glazing
- types of pulp
- types of wind turbines
- types of wood
- urban planning
- urban planning law
- use CAD software
- use geographic information systems
- use methods of logistical data analysis
- use software tools for site modelling
- use thermal management
- value properties
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wildlife projects
- wood cuts
- wood moisture content
- wood products
- woodworking processes
- write scientific publications
- zero-energy building design
- zoning codes