How do they match: Civil Engineers

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

Design energy-efficient or environmentally sound civil structures.
Design or engineer systems to efficiently dispose of chemical, biological, or other toxic wastes.
Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, or other topographical or geologic data.
Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference points, grades, or elevations to guide construction.
Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures, using computer-assisted design or drawing tools.
Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, program modifications, or structural repairs.

Survey land or bodies of water to measure or determine features.
Design systems to reduce harmful emissions.
Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
Implement design or process improvements.
Incorporate green features into the design of structures or facilities.
Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.

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11 Alternate Occupation Titles