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How can I become a Civil Engineer
- The most common career steps to get to Civil Engineer are Project Engineer, Civil Engineering Intern and Project Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Project Engineer, the most common step before Civil Engineer, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Project Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Civil Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Civil Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Civil Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Project Engineer isn't from the same job family as Civil Engineer, Engineering - Civil, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Civil Engineering Intern also being a common career path to Civil Engineer.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Civil Engineer, you should also consider Transportation Engineer, Associate Civil Engineer and Staff Engineer as they commonly lead to Civil Engineer as well.
What should I know about the Civil Engineer career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Civil Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Civil Engineering, Bachelor Degree In Civil Engineering, and Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Civil Engineering. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Project Engineer being on the path to and from Civil Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Civil Engineer is part of the Engineering - Civil job family which has a limited number of unique role types (21) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Civil Engineer are Civil Engineering Drafting Technician, Junior Civil Engineer.