| Occupation Title | CIVIL ENGINEER |
| ANZSCO Code | 233211 |
| Occupations in this Group | 233211 Civil Engineer 233212 Geotechnical Engineer 233213 Quantity Surveyor 233214 Structural Engineer 233215 Transport Engineer |
| Description | Plans, designs, organises and oversees the construction and operation of dams, bridges, pipelines, gas and water supply schemes, sewerage systems, airports and other civil engineering projects. Registration or licensing may be required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisation | Airfield Engineer Officer (Air Force) Hydraulics Engineer |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Caveats | None |
| Tasks | -determining construction methods, materials and quality standards, and drafting and interpreting specifications, drawings, plans, construction methods and procedures |
| -organising and directing site labour and the delivery of construction materials, plant and equipment, and establishing detailed programs for the coordination of site activities | |
| -obtaining soil and rock samples at different depths across sites and testing samples to determine strength, compressibility and other factors that affect the behaviour of soil and rock when a structure is imposed and determining the safe loading for the soil | |
| -studying architectural and engineering drawings and specifications to estimate total costs, and preparing detailed cost plans and estimates as tools to assist in budgetary control | |
| -monitoring changes to designs, assessing effects on cost, and measuring, valuing and negotiating variations to designs | |
| -analysing structural systems for both static and dynamic loads | |
| -designing structures to ensure they do not collapse, bend, twist or vibrate in undesirable ways | |
| -assessing present and future travel flow patterns taking into account population increase and needs change | |
| -designing the physical aspects of transportation systems such as highways, railroads, urban transit, air transportation, logistical supply systems and their terminals | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Engineers Australia |
| Related Occupations | 233212 Geotechnical Engineer 233213 Quantity Surveyor 233214 Structural Engineer 233215 Transport Engineer |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Competent English (e.g. IELTS: at least 6 in each skill) |