Resume template · Updated October 2026
Civil engineer resume template
Short answer
Henrietta suits a civil engineer: a conventional layout that public agencies and consulting firms expect, with education printed straight after your jobs, where a reviewer checks the accredited degree on the way to licensure. The fictional sample is a licensed PE who designs roadway and site projects for suburban cities, leads two engineers in training, and lists two signature projects with their construction value.
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Why Henrietta suits a civil engineer resume
Henrietta is the plain business layout that municipal clients and consulting principals are used to reading, and it prints education right after experience so the civil degree sits high on the page. Its three-column skills grid fits short design skills and software names (Civil 3D, HydroCAD, MicroStation) without crowding.
Second choice: Leslie. Leslie also prints experience before skills, with a centred blue header; choose it if you want one accent of colour on a proposal-style resume.
What goes in each section, in Henrietta's order
Henrietta prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. License status first ("Licensed PE in Missouri" or "EIT, PE exam scheduled"), then your discipline (transportation, site, water resources, structural), years and the kind of clients you design for.
- Work Experience. For each job, the project types and their construction values, what you designed yourself, who you supervised, and one outcome a client cares about: a bid close to estimate, a permit on the first submittal, a schedule kept.
- Education. BS in civil engineering with school and year, then any master's. NCEES aims the FE exam at recent graduates and students close to finishing an accredited engineering degree, so readers look for that degree here.
- Skills. Design work and software in one grid: geometric design, stormwater, grading, quantities, then Civil 3D, MicroStation or OpenRoads, modeling tools and Bluebeam. Lead with your discipline, since the grid has no group labels.
- Projects. Two or three signature projects with client type, construction value, your role and one result. Consulting firms reuse these lines in proposals, so they read them closely.
- Certifications. PE license with state and year, the FE result or EIT status, and specialist certificates such as a state erosion control inspector card. Certifications print near the end, so repeat the PE in your headline.
The sample resume as text
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Daniel Okafor
Civil Engineer, PE, Transportation and Site Design
Kansas City, MO | daniel.okafor@example.com | (816) 555-0172 | linkedin.com/in/sample-daniel-okafor
Licensed professional engineer in Missouri with seven years designing roadway improvements and site development for municipal and private clients. Leads plan sets from survey to bid documents in Civil 3D, models stormwater systems and manages design fees up to $400K.
Experience
Project Engineer, Hartwell Lane Engineering, Kansas City, MO (06/2021 to Present)
- Lead roadway and intersection design for six suburban cities, from $1M resurfacing jobs to an $18M corridor widening.
- Produce plan, profile and cross-section sheets in Civil 3D and check quantities for bid documents; the corridor project bid within 3% of the engineer's estimate.
- Model storm sewer and detention systems in HydroCAD and size inlets and pipes to each city's design criteria.
- Supervise two engineers in training and a CAD technician, reviewing every sheet before it is sealed.
- Present traffic control plans at public meetings and answer residents' questions during construction.
Engineer in Training, Prairie Gate Consultants, Lawrence, KS (06/2019 to 05/2021)
- Designed grading, utilities and parking layouts for 14 commercial site plans.
- Prepared erosion and sediment control plans for commercial sites.
- Observed construction and reviewed contractor submittals on three city projects.
Projects
Route 7 corridor widening: Four-lane widening with two signalized intersections for a suburban city, $18M construction value. Role: design lead.
- Bid within 3% of the engineer's estimate; construction finished in 2025.
Elm Street drainage replacement: Replacement of an undersized storm sewer under a residential street, $2.4M. Role: designer and construction observer.
- Removed a street flooding complaint the city had logged for ten years.
Education
BS, Civil Engineering, Missouri Valley University (05/2019)
Certifications
- Professional Engineer (PE), Missouri, Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects (2023)
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, passed, NCEES (2019)
Skills
Roadway geometric design, Stormwater design, Site grading, Quantity estimates, Traffic control plans, Construction observation, Civil 3D, MicroStation, HydroCAD, Bluebeam, Client meetings, Public presentations
How to make the sample yours
State your license where it is seen first
Put "PE" or "EIT" in the headline and the first words of the summary, with the state. Agencies and firms filter on it before anything else.
Give construction values and your role
Replace the sample's $18M corridor with your projects and say plainly whether you were design lead, designer or reviewer. Do not claim the project manager's role if you were not.
Match your discipline's software
Transportation work may call for OpenRoads or MicroStation, site work for Civil 3D, drainage for HEC-RAS or SWMM. Keep the tools the posting names and that you use.
Keep one public-facing bullet
Public meetings, council presentations and resident complaints are part of municipal work. One bullet shows you can explain a design to non-engineers.
Early career? Show what you checked
EITs can list sheets drawn, calculations prepared and construction observation days, and say whose work they supported.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- civil engineering
- Professional Engineer (PE)
- EIT
- roadway design
- site development
- stormwater management
- grading and drainage
- Civil 3D
- MicroStation
- plan production
- quantity estimates
- bid documents
- construction observation
- municipal clients
Mistakes to avoid
- Listing projects without saying what you designed yourself.
- Claiming a seal or PE status before the board has issued your license.
- A software list longer than your project list.
- Leaving out construction values, which firms use to judge the scale you have worked at.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 6 of 6 | 10 of 10 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 6 of 6 | 10 of 10 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 6 of 6 | 10 of 10 |
Frequently asked questions
Where should I put my PE license on a civil engineering resume?
In the headline and the first sentence of the summary, with the state, and again in full under certifications. The certifications list prints near the end, so the headline is where a reviewer sees it first.
Should I list EIT status or the FE exam?
Yes. NCEES describes the FE as generally the first step toward PE licensure. Write the designation your state board uses (EIT or EI) and the year you passed.
How many years until I can take the PE exam?
NCEES says the PE exam is designed for engineers with at least four years of post-college work experience, but each state board sets its own rules. Check your board, and put the exam month on your resume once it is booked.
Should a civil engineer include a project list?
Yes. Two or three projects with client type, construction value, your role and one result are worth more than a longer list. Firms often reuse them in proposals.
How long should a civil engineer resume be?
One page for EITs, two once you are licensed with a project list. Keep the license and your current job on page one.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Henrietta PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 6 section headings and all 10 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
Guides and templates for this resume
Sources, checked 29 October 2026
We opened every page below on that date. Pay, rules and requirements change, so check the source before you rely on a detail.
- NCEES: FE exam (the FE exam is generally the first step toward PE licensure; designed for recent graduates and students close to finishing an accredited undergraduate engineering degree)
- NCEES: PE exam (the PE exam is designed for engineers with a minimum of four years of post-college work experience; requirements vary by licensing board)
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