Will “Contracting Engineer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

0 % Chance of Automation

“Contracting Engineer” will never be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #84 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2051.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,730.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
Currently, there are 287,800 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Civil Engineers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Contracting Engineer”

Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
Prepare or present public reports on topics such as bid proposals, deeds, environmental impact statements, or property and right-of-way descriptions.
Direct or participate in surveying to lay out installations or establish reference points, grades, or elevations to guide construction.
Provide technical advice to industrial or managerial personnel regarding design, construction, or program modifications or structural repairs.
Analyze survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, or other topographical or geologic data.
Design energy efficient or environmentally sound civil structures.
Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine project feasibility.
Plan and design transportation or hydraulic systems or structures using computer assisted design or drawing tools.
Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety or sanitation standards.
Direct engineering activities ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental regulations.
Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, or material stress factors to determine design specifications.
Analyze manufacturing processes or byproducts to identify engineering solutions to minimize the output of carbon or other pollutants.
Conduct studies of traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess potential project impact.
Design or engineer systems to efficiently dispose of chemical, biological, or other toxic wastes.
Develop or implement engineering solutions to clean up industrial accidents or other contaminated sites.
Test soils or materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel.
Identify environmental risks and develop risk management strategies for civil engineering projects.

Related Technology & Tools

Anemometers
Surveying wheels
Compasses
Laptop computers
Two way radios
Digital cameras
Transit levels
Protractors
Precision levels
Drafting triangles
Steel rules
Laser levels
Microfilm readers
Surveying rods
Drafting scales
Desktop computers
Radar guns
Global positioning system GPS receivers
Rhodes arcs
Total stations
Measuring tapes
Rolling scales
Electronic distance measuring devices
Thickness gauges
Traffic counters
Blueprint copiers
Theodolites
Planimeters
Dividers

SAP
Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
Spreadsheet software
Bridge design software
Stormwater hydrology software
Web browser software
Bentley MicroStation
Microsoft ActiveX
Microsoft Word
Trimble Terramodel
HEC-HMS
Road design software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Email software
Microsoft Internet Explorer
GT STRUDL
Graphics software
Autodesk Land Desktop
Finite element analysis FEA software
Hydraulic modeling software
ESRI ArcView
Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
Research Engineers International STAAD.Pro
Cartography software
Extensible markup language XML
Hydraulic analysis software
Verilog
Geographic information system GIS software
Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft Access
Data entry software
Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Bentley GeoPak Bridge
Minitab
HEC-1
Autodesk Revit
National Instruments LabVIEW
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Excel
Mathsoft Mathcad
WinTR-55
Eagle Point Site Design
Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
ESRI ArcInfo
Microsoft Outlook
The Gordian Group PROGEN Online
Scheduling software
Microsoft Office
The MathWorks MATLAB
ESRI ArcGIS software
Bentley InRoads Site
Trimble Geomatics Office
PTC Creo Parametric
Autodesk AutoCAD
Intergraph MGE
MAYA Nastran
Corel WordPerfect
Bentley Haestad Methods CivilStorm
Cost estimating software
Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
HydroCAD Software Solutions HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling System