How to become an assistant civil or structural engineer
Official title: Assistant civil/structural engineer
Also called: Assistant building construction engineer, Assistant civil engineer, Assistant piling engineer, Assistant soil mechanics engineer, Assistant structural engineer, Assistant building construction engineer, Assistant piling engineer, Assistant soil mechanics engineer
Assistant civil/structural engineer provides assistance to the civil engineer and may lead a team of technicians. He/she supports the development of civil and structural engineering designs and concepts. He/she provides technical support during construction and coordinates with customers, contractors, suppliers and consultants, to ensure that the products or work is performed to specification.
Main tasks
- Assisting in the design of new products
- Assisting in technical supervision of manufacture, utilisation, maintenance and repair of structures, machinery and equipment
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Civil & Structural Engineering Design; Technical Engineer Diploma in Civil & Structural Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $49,320 a year. The middle half earn $39,600 to $70,056 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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- Assistant electrical engineer
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Questions people ask
How do I become an assistant civil or structural engineer?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec).
How much does an assistant civil or structural engineer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $49,320 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $39,600 to $70,056.
Will AI change the work of an assistant civil or structural engineer?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026