| Occupation Title | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER |
| ANZSCO Code | 233214 |
| Occupations in this Group | 233211 Civil Engineer 233212 Geotechnical Engineer 233213 Quantity Surveyor 233214 Structural Engineer 233215 Transport Engineer |
| Description | Analyses the statical properties of all types of structures, tests the behaviour and durability of materials used in their construction, and designs and supervises the construction of all types of structures. Registration or licensing may be required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisations | None |
| 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 | 233211 Civil Engineer 233212 Geotechnical Engineer 233213 Quantity Surveyor 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) |