Also known as:

• structural investigator
• technician, concrete
• technician, road traffic
• water distribution systems technician

DESCRIPTION :

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.

MAIN DUTIES:

Civil engineering technologists

• Develop 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.

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 project.

AVERAGE SALARY:

$ 52,000

WHERE DOES THIS TRADE HAVE GOOD JOB PROSPECTS?

• Abitibi-Témiscamingue
• Bas-Saint-Laurent
• Centre-du-Québec
• Chaudière-Appalaches
• Côte-Nord
• Lanaudière
• Laurentides
• Laval
• Mauricie
• Montérégie
• Montréal
• Northern Québec
• Québec City and Area
• Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean