NKPD code: 2142
Civil engineers conduct research, advise on, design and direct construction activities; manage construction works and the maintenance of civil engineering structures. They study and advise on the technological aspects of the materials used. Civil engineers perform the following main tasks: • researching, developing or improving theories and methods related to civil engineering structures; • advising on or designing civil engineering structures such as bridges, dams, docks, roads, airports, railways, canals, pipelines, waste-water and flood-control systems, industrial buildings and the like; • determining and specifying construction methods, materials and quality standards and directing construction work; • establishing control systems to ensure the efficient functioning of structures as well as safety and environmental protection; • organising and directing the maintenance and repair of existing civil engineering structures; • analysing the behaviour of soil and rock under the pressure of proposed structures and foundations; • analysing the durability of structures and testing the condition and stability of materials used in their construction. Examples of occupations in this unit group: – Engineer, building structures – Engineer, construction of buildings and facilities – Engineer, road construction – Engineer, designer Excludes: – Chief engineer, construction – 1323 – Geologist – 2114 – Engineer, mining – 2146 – Engineer, metallurgist – 2146 – Urban planner – 2164