It depicts the eligibility skills required for being a civil engineer.

1. Managerial skills required for a civil Engineer
CEPA CIVIL ENGINEERS PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

2. The top 5 managerial skills required for a civil
engineer
–TECHNICAL SKILLS
–PROJECT MANAGEMENT
–COMMUNICATION SKILLS
–CRITICAL THINKING
–CREATIVITY

3. Technical skills
• TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS
• INVESTIGATION OF SOIL
• USES OF SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS
• STANDARD CODES USED IN
CONSTRUCTION
• BAR BENDING SCHEDULE
• DRAWING AND DESIGN

4. •TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS
The important tests are
• CONCRETE TEST: Slump test, compression test, split
tensile test, soundness etc.
• SOIL TEST: Core cutter test, compaction test, sand
replacement test, triaxial test, consolidation test etc.
• BITUMEN TEST: Ductility test, softening point test,
gravity test, penetration test etc.

5. • INVESTIGATION OF SOIL
• Density bottle method
• Pycnometer method
• Gas jar method
• Shrinkage limit method
• Measuring flask method
The important tests are

6. • USES OF SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS
TOTAL STATION THEODOLITE

7. • BAR BENDING SCHEDULE
• Bar bending schedule is an essential chart
for civil engineers.
• It provides the reinforcement calculation of
RC beam such as cutting length, type of
bending, the length of bending etc.

8. • DRAWING AND DESIGN
• Drawing and design are the primary keys of an
ongoing project.
• It provides all the required specifications of that
project.
• Every site engineers should have the analyzing
power of such drawings and designs.

9. PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• ESTIMATION AND BILLS
• QUALITY CONTROL
• ON FIELD MANAGEMENT
• COORDINATION WITH LABOR
• TIME MANAGEMENT

10. • ESTIMATION AND BILLS
• Estimation and bills should be prepared by a
civil engineer in a construction project
• Software like Primavera can be used.

11. • QUALITY CONTROL
• Quality control ensures the profit of a
project by reducing the extra costs.
• So you must have a basic knowledge of
quality control.

12. • ON FIELD MANAGEMENT
Knowledge of form-work, concreting, safety
measures etc is also a key aspect.

13. • COORDINATION WITH LABOR
As a civil engineer, you must know how
to deal with labors in a site.

14. • TIME MANAGEMENT
Ensuring projects are completed on time and
within budget

15. COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• Communicate effectively
• Clearly communicate ideas and give
direction leaving no ambiguity.
• Listen and benefit from the ideas of
others in the team.

16. CRITICAL THINKINg
• Quickly finding efficient solutions
• Ability to assess the pros and cons of
all possible solutions
• Being decisive in order to choose the
best one

17. CREATIVITY
Ability to innovate and improve on solutions
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18. -Thanigaivel Asokan
Dr. M.G.R. University
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