providing technical advice and solving problems on site
preparing site reports and filling in other paperwork
liaising with quantity surveyors about the ordering and the pricing of materials
checking technical designs and drawings to ensure that they are followed correctly
supervising contracted staff
Skills
Engineer Trainee
Additional Skills
leadership and communication are critical to civil engineering, civil engineers also require hard skills, particularly technical skills. They must be skilled in math and physics, as well as map reading, reviewing blueprints, design techniques, and computer-aided design (CAD) software.