3114- BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS

Job Title: 

BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS

Alternate Titles: 

Building services consultant,Civil engineering technician,Survey technician,Technical assistant (civil engineering)

Job Description: 

Building and civil engineering technicians perform a variety of technical support functions to assist civil and building engineers.

Education: 

Entrants usually possess a relevant BTEC/SQA award or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ Level III. The status of engineering technician is obtained after a period of further training at work and upon gaining the membership of a professional engineering institution.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 2
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 4.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • sets up apparatus and equipment and undertakes field and laboratory tests of soil and work materials;
  • performs calculations and collects, records and interprets data;
  • sets out construction site, supervises excavations and marks out position of building work to be undertaken;
  • inspects construction materials and supervises work of contractors to ensure compliance with specifications and arranges remedial work as necessary.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK