Duties and responsibilities of civil engineer

1. A civil engineer must start from analyzing various areas and factors that are related to
designing and construction
2. Find, investigate and examine the location of the site and verify whether it is appropriate
for construction purposes
3. Its the job of a civil engineer to work according to a plan with regards to what are the
key essentials and what needs to be modified before the construction starts
4. Review and approve project reports and designs
5. A civil engineer should develop detailed design layout that covers the requirement of the
client.
6. Assess both challenges and potential risks of the planned project
7. Undertake initiatives for risk management and take appropriate steps for it
8. A civil engineers job also includes putting across construction proposal and site to the
specified officials and supervising the tendering process.
9. Ensure that the said rules, regulations and guidelines are followed without any exception
10. While the project is undergoing, a civil engineer is also responsible for safety measures
on site
11. Analyze and examine different strategies, equations and applications to ensure
appropriate procedure application
12. The civil engineer must also check if all tools and techniques like procedures of chemical
testing, land surveying, drafting software and electrical test devices are working properly.
13. Monitor the operations and working of staff on the site
14. Interact and communicate effectively with other subcontractors, architects and
consultants
15. The civil engineer must think creatively and logically to resolve various issues in the
development process
16. Set a perfect schedule for purchase of equipments and raw materials
17. Last but not the least, the civil engineer must ensure that the project is completed on time
within the planned budget.
Site engineer shall be accountable for the following tasks and responsibilities:
Studying the work plan submitted by the contactor and suggests any modifications.
To watch and inspect the construction work and assure that it is done in full accordance with the
drawings, technical specifications and bills of quantities.
Supervising the works on site in accordance with the contract documents and using the template and
procedure established by the consultant.
Inspecting and testing materials prior to their use at site as per sample approved by the consultant
and ensuring removal of rejected material out from site.
Ensuring the correct implementation of the works according to technical specifications, to designs
and quality of materials
Checking of layout and setting out of buildings w.r.t. existing structures and site levels.
Preparing list of tests that may be required and following these tests to be carried out at site.
Keeping a log of all test conducted at site.

Checking and testing of completed works before they are covered by the contractor, taking photos
on a regular basis and also on account of defective work.
Checking and ensuring that the site is arranged as per the site management plan and that all
measures are taken for site safety and the safety of the third parties in the vicinity of the site
Ensuring that health and safety measures are adopted and followed to the full extent and
prepare weekly report and suggest and instruct additional safety measures if needed
Preparation of list of critical items and its close monitoring.
Maintain a filing system for all site memos and instructions, measured quantities of work and
materials on site, reports and other documents and correspondence pertaining to the construction
activities.
Maintain a site order book to be made available for the consultants and senior officers to write
comments or defects in construction noticed during site visits and carrying out compliance at site
Administrative Functions:
He/she will be required from time to time to assist the Administrative head / consultants.
Interacting with local authorities/ departments for statutory approval/certificates as and when
instructed
Performing other relevant duties as assigned Administrative head / consultants.
Deliverables:
Weekly progress reports per each project/contract assigned
Compliance of comments on defective or rejected work in the site order book.
Update of work plan of the contracts monthly
Duly maintain an electronic library of photos of the progress of the works
Monitoring and progress controls
Monitoring daily progress of site.
Preparing weekly progress report to be submitted to the Project director and consultants.
Keeping track of the days worked in line with the days in the contract.

1.2 ROLE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

A civil engineer has to conceive, plan, estimate, get approval, create and maintain all civil engineering infrastructure activities. Civil engineer has a very important role in the development of
the following infrastructures:
1. Measure and map the earths surface.
2. Plan and develop extensions of towns and cities.
3. Build the suitable structures for the rural and urban areas for various utilities.
4. Build the tanks and dams to exploit water resources.
5. Build river navigation and flood control projects.
6. Build canals and distributories to take water to agricultural fields.
7. Purify and supply water to needy areas like houses, schools, offices etc.
8. Provide and maintain communication systems like roads, railways, harbours and airports.
9. Devise systems for control and efficient flow of traffic.
10. Provide, build and maintain drainage and waste water disposal system.
11. Monitor land, water and air pollution, and take measures to control them. Fast growing

industrialization has put heavy responsibilities on civil engineers to preserve and protect
environment.
PROJECT EXECUTION PROCEDURE

1. Overview
On award of the Contract, RTH Construction will develop a basic organization structure for the
execution of the project. The structure will:

provide direct lines of authority and responsibility within the project

assume close interaction between disciplines and departments to facilitate exchange of information.
provide integration of Client & Consulting personnel with RTH Constructions organization.

A dedicated Task Force will be established to provide total project support. This will be led by the Project
Manager who is responsible for the success of the project and ensure that all phases of the project are
properly executed.

The task force utilized in the front end activities would also be used in later phases of the project, such
as the design, construction and commissioning activities:

The objectives in controlling the project are to ensure

the project is completed on schedule and within budget.

the completed facilities comply with relevant contractual specifications and local government
regulations.
proper communication are established at all levels, including Client and Consulting personnel.

2. Planning / Scheduling
The planning / schedule function supports management at all levels in the identification, scheduling and
monitoring of project. Its prime planning functions include:

development and maintenance of work breakdown structure that identifies the project product.
development and maintenance of the project master schedule and task schedules, which show the
major activities and key events required to complete the program and their inter-relationships and
dependencies.
monitoring of performance compared with schedules and reporting of status to all management
levels.
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analysis of variances, recommendation of corrective action and co-ordination of replanning as
required.

A master schedule is initially developed by the Project Planner. The master schedule is made up of all
the important activities at project management level and establishes milestones for the major phases of
the project tasks. Once the task schedules have been developed, the master schedule is revised and
adjusted to reflect task objectives and their interfaces. These schedule are updated on weekly or
monthly basis and submitted to Client & Consultant per Contract requirements.

3. Materials Control
A Materials Controller will be responsible for effective control and distribution of all materials and
equipment ordered for the project.

The Controller will monitoring and control all material activities subsequent to the preparation for bill of
quantities and requisitions until issue for fabrication of disposal as surplus or scrap.

Materials Control at sites have functional responsibilities to the Procurement Manager who monitors
their activities ensuring adherence to procedures for:

Receiving
Issuing
Storage
Damage
Transfers
Surplus disposal
Local purchase and delivery
Site close out

After from the Purchasing function which is covered separately by the Procurement Office, the Materials
Controller is responsible for

ensuring that circulation of all materials related documentation up to and

including the requisition avoids delays within and between the contributing departments.
maintaining log and monitoring progress of vendor drawing, etc. received against know requirements.

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monitoring receipt of requisition.
assignment and control of field expeditors who are in close contract with manufacturers, fabricators
and suppliers of material order and closely monitor progress of work including sub-vendors.
co-ordination of inspection services to ensure that QA are alerted in time and that inspection is
completed on schedule. (In some cases the Field Expeditor also serves as QA Inspector and vice-versa).
co-ordinator of packing and transportation arrival at the manufacturers plant.

4. Fabrication Management
Project control systems to assist the Fabrication Management to ensure project completion on time and
within schedule will be developed in accordance with the Contract conditions.

The fabrication shop is controlled by a Shop Engineer, with support staff assigned to him. It is the
responsibility of the shop management team to ensure that the fabrication schedules are met, within
budget and in accordance with both the drawing and specifications and the requirements of Client &
Consultant.

The Shop Engineer will work in close collaboration with the Construction Manager and Consulting team
representative.

5. Construction Management
During the construction/site erection phase, the project management teams function includes, but not
necessarily limited to, the following tasks:

review Site Safety Conditions.

review and formulate methods of construction, rigging and quality control procedures to ensure good
workmanship and adherence to all required plans and specifications.
continually supervise work in progress.
maintain up-to-date construction progress charts for all major phases of construction.
regularly report construction progress.
take timely corrective action if construction progress is not generally on schedule.
where design concepts or basic criteria are not modified, initiate field changes which may be required
for the expeditious implementation of the work.

 where specialist or skilled trades are required, ensure that qualified craftsmen are assigned to the
work.
carry out performance and operating tests of major equipments and systems.
review and verify periodic requests for payment by sub-contractor.
establish and enforce a mechanical completion check-list.

6. Pre-commissioning and commissioning

This phase of the project is, in part, concurrent with the final stages of construction.
As mechanical work and tests are completed and provisional acceptance made, Construction
management turns over jurisdictional control to the Client & Consultant commissioning team for plant
commissioning.

Commissioning will be performance by cleaning, purging and making the facilities fit for operations.
Commissioning procedures are continued until operation of all constructed facilities has been
established and deemed safe for normal, routine operations.

The following items will be included in commissioning procedures prior to start-up:

field check of piping and instrumentation against respective P & I diagrams.

check rotation of rotating equipment.
check functioning of all safety devices and review safety procedures with personal.
review equipment guarantees and warranties to ensure start-up conditions do not nullify guarantees.
review availability and inventory of spare parts and expendable commodities at
plant site.