Civil Engineering Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Engineering

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Civil Engineering Skills List in Engineering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Civil Engineering role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Civil Engineering job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 67% of Civil Engineering job descriptions contained civil engineering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

civil engineering
67%
autocad
25%
revit
17%
site 3d
17%
suds
17%
hnd
17%
onc
17%
construction
17%
structural engineering
17%
causeway flow
17%
civils 3d
17%
flood risk assessment
17%
microdrainage
17%
pds
17%
construction engineer
17%
construction manager
9%
graduate site manager
9%
engineer
9%
graduate structural engineer
9%
foreman
9%
civil
9%
design engineering
9%
site manager
9%
formwork
9%
groundworks
9%
project engineer
9%
reinforcement
9%
project manager
9%
pe
9%
structural engineer
9%
business travel
9%
construction engineering
9%
drainage
9%
structural technician
9%
engineering
9%
highways
9%
cost planning
9%
cad
9%
quantity surveying
9%
computer aided design
9%
surveying
9%
building engineer
9%
valuation
9%
civil engineer
9%
graduate civil engineer
9%
graduate engineer
9%
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