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Field Civil Engineering × Clear all

Builder / contractor

capital + licence needed

Field Civil Engineering
Setting
Skills tested Safety awareness Negotiation Blueprint reading +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
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Civil Engineer

Plans, designs, constructs and maintains buildings, transport, water and public infrastructure.

Field Civil Engineering
Setting Construction sites, consulting offices, infrastructure organisations and government departments.
Skills tested Problem Solving Project Management
Common routes Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Diploma in Engineering (Polytechnic) +1
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Construction / Project Manager

₹6–25 LPA

Field Civil Engineering
Setting Banking technology divisions, Global capability centres, Consulting firms, Core engineering companies
Skills tested Time management Safety awareness Leadership +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) Master of Computer Applications (MCA) +1
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IES / State PWD officer

UPSC ESE · gazetted post

Field Civil Engineering
Setting
Skills tested Regulatory compliance Report writing Technical design +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
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Quantity Surveyor (Gulf)

strong overseas market

Field Civil Engineering
Setting
Skills tested Surveying Blueprint reading Attention to Detail +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
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Structural Engineer

₹4–16 LPA · M.Tech helps a lot

Field Civil Engineering
Setting Construction and infrastructure companies (L&T, Tata Projects), Government departments (PWD, CPWD
Skills tested Safety awareness CAD modelling Mathematics +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) B.Tech Civil Engineering
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Transportation & Highways

NHAI, metro projects

Field Civil Engineering
Setting
Skills tested Surveying Project Management Environmental awareness +1
Common routes Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
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Urban and Regional Planner

Uses spatial, social, environmental and infrastructure evidence to prepare plans for settlements, transport and regional development.

Field Civil Engineering
Setting Planning consultancies, development authorities, municipalities, infrastructure, research and policy teams. Remote possible
Skills tested Spatial Planning Research
Common routes Master of Planning B.Planning (Bachelor of Planning)
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