Civil Engineering Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Civil Engineering Manager oversees engineering and technical design of civil engineering projects, such as infrastructure and buildings. Manages communication and coordination among different types of engineers working on a project. Supervises project schedule, budget, and communications with stakeholders.

Job Outlook

There were 180 Civil Engineering Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4981 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Engineering Manager industry, which includes the Civil Engineering Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:

Salary

Many new Civil Engineering Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $139,200.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $135,546.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Civil Engineering Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $131,588.

Education and Experience

Posted Civil Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	73.66%
Master's Degree	11.8%
Doctoral Degree	0.16%
Other	3.03%

Posted Civil Engineering Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	3.05%
3 to 5 years	51.64%
6 to 8 years	23.5%
9+ years	21.82%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Civil Engineering Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (48.12%)
Management (39.11%)
Leadership (33.47%)
Planning (27.16%)
Customer Service (22.77%)
Quality Control (20.56%)
Coordinating (19.61%)
Scheduling (17.43%)
Mentorship (16.66%)
Operations (15.44%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

AutoCAD Civil 3D (20.53%)
Construction (41.34%)
Civil Engineering (67.02%)
Construction Management (32.8%)
Land Development (19.26%)
Project Management (82.74%)
Subcontracting (21.78%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Site Inspection (1.16%)
Project Engineering (6.27%)
Project Schedules (15.19%)
Project Performance (3.59%)
Change Orders (13.04%)
AutoCAD (11.61%)
Project Scoping (7.81%)
Project Implementation (5.18%)
Business Development (24.14%)
Procurement (6.74%)
Change Management (1.73%)
Project Planning (6.41%)
Contract Management (4.41%)
Civil Design (7.16%)
Engineering Design Process (6.45%)
Contract Negotiation (6.34%)
Invoicing (10.26%)
Geotechnical Engineering (8.38%)
Marketing (12.38%)
Wastewater (6.84%)
Safety Standards (2.2%)
Quality Management (3.14%)
Submittals (Construction) (7.4%)
Grading (Landscape) (26.3%)
Project Coordination (4.31%)
Stormwater Management (15.08%)
Environment Health And Safety (0.73%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Civil Engineering (100%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Civil Engineering Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Civil Project Manager
Heavy Civil Project Manager
Civil Engineering Project Manager
Civil Construction Project Manager
Civil Engineer/Project Manager
Civil Superintendent
Civil Project Engineer
Sustainable Finance Manager
Lead Estimator

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Civil Engineering Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

GPAC (857)
CyberCoders (184)
Black & Veatch (164)
Fisher Industries (98)
Colliers Engineering & Design (95)
Actalent (87)
Olsson (86)
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services (58)
Granite Construction (57)
Mcmillen (54)

North Carolina

CyberCoders (18)
Colliers Engineering & Design (12)
Black & Veatch (9)
GPAC (9)
Bowman & Company Llp (6)
Bowman Consulting Group (6)
GE Vernova (5)
Giles Flythe Engineers (5)
Tiello (4)
Webber Agency (4)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.