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Where a civil engineering technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a civil engineering technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Civil engineering technicians help design and execute construction plans and take on organisational tasks, for example in the planning and monitoring, and in bidding and invoicing of construction work. They also calculate material requirements, and help with the purchasing and organising, and ensure the quality of the construction materials. Civil engineering technicians may perform technical tasks in civil engineering and develop and advise on policy implementing strategies for road works, traffic lights, sewerage and water management systems.

Also known as civil engineering design technician, civils technician, hydraulic engineering superintendent, civil engineering technical officer, civil engineering services technician, civil engineering superintendent, road engineering superintendent, earthworks civil engineering superintendent, civil engineering technical assistant.

Technicians and associate professionals 63 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: transport engineer, 57%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from civil engineering technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a civil engineering technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

quantity surveyor 46% covered · difficulty 55.6

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A civil engineering technician needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

operate drones in civil engineering working with machinery and specialised equipment
building information modelling engineering, manufacturing and construction
perform field research information skills
construction industry engineering, manufacturing and construction
construction methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
prevent damage to utility infrastructure management skills
estimate duration of work information skills
building codes engineering, manufacturing and construction
civil engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
ensure compliance with safety legislation assisting and caring

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a civil engineering technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Civil engineering technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a civil engineering technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.