This is what you typically need for the job:

• Completion of a two- or three-year college program in civil engineering technology or a closely related discipline is usually required for civil engineering technologists.
• Completion of a one- or two-year college program in civil engineering technology is usually required for civil engineering technicians.
• Certification in civil engineering technology or in a related field is available through provincial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.
• A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body for professional technologists is required to use the title “Professional Technologist.”