22300 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians
22300 – Civil engineering technologists and technicians
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.
Profile
Index of 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
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Civil engineering technologists
Develop conventional and computer-assisted design (CAD) engineering designs and drawings from preliminary concepts and sketches
Prepare construction specifications, cost and material estimates, project schedules and reports
Supervise or conduct field surveys, inspections or technical investigations of topography, soils, drainage and water supply systems, road and highway systems, buildings and structures to provide data for engineering projects
Conduct or supervise inspection and testing of construction materials
May supervise, monitor and inspect construction projects.
Civil engineering technicians
Assist in developing engineering specifications and drawings
Participate in field surveys, inspections or technical investigations of topography, soils, drainage and water supply systems, road and highway systems, buildings and structures to provide data for engineering projects
Perform other technical functions in support of civil engineering activities.
Employment requirements
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.
Completion of a one- or two-year college program in civil engineering technology is usually required for civil engineering technicians.
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.
A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title "Professional Technologist."
Additional information
Progression to construction supervisors or construction managers is possible with experience.
There is mobility to related occupations, such as drafting technologists and technicians and construction inspectors and estimators.
Exclusions
Architectural technologists and technicians (22210)
Construction estimators (22303)
Construction inspectors (22233)
Construction managers (70010)
Drafting technologists and technicians (22212)
Land survey technologists and technicians (22213)
Urban and land use planners (21202)
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