How to become a civil engineering technician
Official title: Civil engineering technician
Also called: Geotechnical engineering technician, Highway engineering technician, Structural design technologist, Structural engineering technician, Geotechnical engineering technician, Structural engineering technician
Civil engineering technician performs technical tasks, normally under the direction of a civil engineer or building architect to assist in planning, monitoring and execution of building and civil engineering projects. He/she assists in site investigations, inspections and tests on soil samples and building material, preparation of designs, specifications, tender bidding, work schedules, material and labour input.
Main tasks
- Performing or assisting with field and laboratory tests of soils and construction materials using various computer software packages including spreadsheets to provide administrative support
- Providing technical assistance connected with the construction of buildings and other structures, and with surveys or the preparation of survey reports
- Ensuring compliance with design specifications, relevant legislation and regulations, and maintenance of desired standards of materials and work
- Applying technical knowledge of building and civil engineering principles and practices in order to identify and solve problems arising
- Assisting with the preparation of detailed estimates of quantities and costs of materials and labour required for projects, according to the specifications given
- Organising maintenance and repairs
- Supervising other workers
Ways in
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: 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: $51,720 a year. The middle half earn $35,880 to $68,640 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a civil engineering technician?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec).
How much does a civil engineering technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $51,720 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $35,880 to $68,640.
Will AI change the work of a civil engineering technician?
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