• 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, water and sewage
systems, and waste disposal units. Includes architectural, structural,
traffic, ocean, and geo-technical engineers.
Job Duties and Tasks for: "Civil Engineer"
1. Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial
photography, and other topographical or geologic data to plan
projects.
2. Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems and structures,
following construction and government standards, using design
software and drawing tools.
3. Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, and
material stress factors to determine design specifications.
Job Duties and Tasks for: "Civil Engineer"
4. Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to
design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
5. Direct construction, operations, and maintenance activities at project
site.
6. Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations and establish
reference points, grades, and elevations to guide construction.
7. Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to
determine project feasibility.
8. Prepare or present public reports, such as bid proposals, deeds,
environmental impact statements, and property and right-of-way
descriptions.
Job Duties and Tasks for: "Civil Engineer"
9. Test soils and materials to determine the adequacy and strength of
foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel.
10. Provide technical advice regarding design, construction, or program
modifications and structural repairs to industrial and managerial
personnel.
11. Conduct studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to
identify engineering problems and assess the potential impact of
projects.
FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINEER:
• 1. Research
• 2. Testing
• 3. Construction
• 4.Consulting
• 5.Government
• 6. Teaching
• 7. Management
 Research
-Where the engineer engaged in
process of learning about nature and
codifying this knowledge into usable
theories.

-Creating designs for instruments or

devices based on innovative concepts so
that they are functional.
Testing

Works in a unit where

products or parts are tested
for work-ability.
Construction
Directly in charge of
the construction
personnel or may
have responsibility for
the quality of the
construction process.
 Consulting

Offer independent technology-

based intellectual services to
clients for a fee, in the built,
human and natural environment
 Government
Engineer find
employment in the
government performing
any of tasks in regulating,
monitoring and
controlling the activities
of various institutions.
Management

Engineer is assigned to manage groups of people to perform

specific task