Civil Engineering Technicians

Reading work related information.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Talking to others.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Using maths to solve problems.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Teaching people how to do something.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Looking for ways to help people.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Listen to and understand what people say.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Communicate by speaking.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Read and understand written information.

Write in a way that people can understand.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

See details that are far away.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Put together small parts with your fingers.

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Detailing and describing how devices, parts or equipment are to be made, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Helping people to understand and use information.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.