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A civil engineer's CV lists schemes: what each was, its value, your part in design or on site, and what you delivered. Give your degree and where you are on the route to incorporated or chartered membership. This example is a highways and drainage engineer with six years at a consultancy.

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Ewan Fairley
Civil Engineer
Glasgow · 07700 900195 · ewan.fairley@example.com · linkedin.com/in/ewan-fairley-example

Profile

Civil engineer with six years in highways and drainage design at a consultancy, on schemes from £1 million to £25 million. Designs drainage and road layouts in Civil 3D, writes flood risk and drainage assessments, and supports site teams through construction. ICE member working towards Chartered Engineer. Looking for a senior civil engineer role.

Experience

Civil Engineer, Clyde & Kelvin Consulting, Glasgow 2022–present

Led the drainage design for a £25 million town centre road scheme: modelling, sustainable drainage features and approval with the local authority and Scottish Water.

Write drainage and flood risk assessments for housing developments of 50 to 300 homes.

Supervise two graduate engineers and check their calculations and drawings before issue.

Visit sites during construction to answer queries and review temporary works with the contractor.

Graduate Civil Engineer, Clyde & Kelvin Consulting, Glasgow 2020–2022

Designed road junction layouts and produced drawings for planning and tender.

Education and membership

MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, 2:1, University of the Clyde Valley 2015–2020

Institution of Civil Engineers, member, working towards CEng 2020–present

Skills

Drainage and SuDS design, flood risk assessment

Highway layout design

Civil 3D, MicroDrainage and AutoCAD

Checking graduates' work

Fictional example for a civil engineer. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What consultancies and contractors look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Work closely with clients to understand what they needAgreeing designs with the local authority and Scottish Water
Map and analyse data using mathematical modelling methodsDrainage modelling for a £25 million scheme
Create design plans and models with computer softwareCivil 3D and MicroDrainage designs
Assess the risks and environmental impact of projectsFlood risk and drainage assessments
Monitor progress at each construction stageSite visits and temporary works reviews
Lead a team of engineers, co-ordinate work and manage a budgetSupervising two graduate engineers

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a civil engineer.

Inside this example
  • Profile: 54 words here
  • Experience: 102 words here
  • Education and membership: 23 words here
  • Skills: 22 words here

How to write yours

01

Schemes, not duties

For each scheme give its type, value and your part, then one thing you delivered.

02

Name your discipline

Highways, drainage, structures, rail or water: put it in the first line of your profile.

03

Show the route to chartership

Your institution, membership grade and target date tell an employer how far along you are.

04

Software by name

Engineering adverts list packages; name the ones you design in.

Checks for a civil engineer's CV

  • Professional body. The National Careers Service points to the Institution of Civil Engineers. Give your membership grade and whether you are working towards incorporated or chartered status.
  • Scheme values. Values are usually public for public schemes; for private clients, give the type and size instead if the value is confidential.
  • Site safety cards. If you go on site, give any card or passport your employer requires.

Two pages are normal once you have several schemes; keep the biggest scheme and your current role on page one.

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