Civil engineering technicians provide technical support to civil engineers and construction engineering projects. The projects are divided into several categories, including:
· Structural - bridges, dams, buildings, platforms and pipelines
· Transportation - roads, railways, tunnels and airports
· Environment - public networks of water supply, irrigation, drainage, waste disposal and wastewater treatment
· Maritime - ports and sea defenses.
As a coach, its key functions would be in research and design, planning and estimating, and purchase and monitoring. Its main tasks within each of these include:
· Assist with initial field studies
· Provisions for laboratory analysis of soil samples, rocks and materials

• Development of engineering design plans by hand or computer aided design (CAD)
· Prepare estimates and instructions on the amount and type of materials needed for a job, and labor costs
· Drawing the delivery of supplies, equipment and labor, with dates of completion of each stage
· Negotiation with suppliers to get value for their money in the purchase of resources
· Monitor progress, project inspection, report problems to the administrators of the site and reporting to senior engineers.