We offer a comprehensive objective-based training

Our CEG training scheme is well-structured and objective-based, which

comprises four key stages including 6-month general training, 1-year site

training, 1-year design training and another 6-month general training.

You will be rotated among different government departments including the

Civil Engineering and Development Department, the Highways Department,

the Drainage Services Department, the Water Supplies Department and the

Transport Department, to get involved in different nature of engineering

work.

You will also be provided with the opportunity of secondment to a local

engineering consulting firm to broaden your horizon and participate in

large-scale public projects.

With a combination of posting to government departments and engineering

consulting firms, you will be exposed to a broad spectrum of challenging

projects and experience, conducive to securing the professional qualification.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government

recruits Civil Engineering Graduates (CEGs) every year and offers a

Scheme ‘A’ training in the Civil discipline registered with the Hong Kong

Institution of Engineers (HKIE).

You are invited to join us to start a career which will oversee the

infrastructural development of Hong Kong and help build a better city for

the future.

Join HKSAR Government as a Civil Engineering Graduate

We offer job opportunities after completion of the three-year training

On satisfactory completion of the Scheme ‘A’ training, you will be offered

a position of Assistant Civil Engineer (Graduate Trainee Scheme) for one

year and a further one year employment contract as non-civil service

contract Assistant Engineer, providing you with the ‘responsible

experience’ required for the Professional Assessment.

You can also apply for appointment as an Assistant Engineer on civil

service terms and conditions. If successful, you will be appointed on

three-year probationary terms and can be promoted to the Engineer rank

when you have attained the requisite professional qualification.

We provide an attractive career path

By joining the HKSAR Government as a CEG, you will not only benefit

from a high quality graduate training scheme, but will also have the

exciting prospect of building a successful career in the civil service at the

earliest opportunity.

Principal Government Engineer Directorate Pay

Scale (DPS) Pt 3 (180,200 / month

*)

Government Engineer DPS Pt 2 ($154,950 / month*)

Chief Engineer DPS Pt 1 ($130,500 / month*)

Senior Engineer Master Pay Scale

(MPS) Pt 45-49 ($101,620 - $117,080 / month

*)

Engineer MPS Pt 32-44 ($59,445 - $95,215 / month*)

Assistant Engineer MPS Pt 19-27 ($32,560 - $47,235 / month*)

Civil Engineering Graduate (20,370 - $21,640 / month#)

* with effect from 1 Apr 2015 # with effect from 1 Aug 2015

Don’t miss our recruitment advertisement which has been posted in the Civil

Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk).

Application Q&A

Join HKSAR Government as a Civil Engineering Graduate

Part A: Joining as a CEG

1. What are the benefits of joining HKSAR Government as a CEG?

The construction industry of Hong Kong has entered a golden era of major

public infrastructure project implementation, which offers plenty of job

opportunities for civil engineers. The HKSAR Government offers a

comprehensive objective-based training which follows the requirements of

the HKIE Graduate Training Scheme ‘A’. Within the three years of

training, you will be provided with opportunities of working in different

works departments comprising the Civil Engineering and Development

Department, the Highways Department, the Drainage Services Department,

the Water Supplies Department, and the Transport Department, and be

involved in different types of works such as the new town developments,

highway works, flood prevention works, sanitation and sewage treatment,

water treatment and supply, traffic engineering, etc. You will also be

provided with the opportunities of secondment to a local engineering

consulting firm for one year to obtain design or site experience in

large-scale public projects. Some examples are the Hong

Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Project, Kai Tai Development Project, Shek

Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works Expansion Project, Expansion of Tai Po

Water Treatment Works and ancillary raw water and freshwater transfer

facilities etc. With a combination of posting to works departments and

engineering consulting firms, you will be exposed to a broad spectrum of

challenging projects.

2. What kind of support will I get during the CEG training period?

In the training scheme operated by the works departments, a Senior

Engineer/Training will act as the Engineering Supervisor (ES) and be

responsible for your overall supervision and coordination of the training to

ensure that relevant training objectives are met. A Training Tutor,

normally the project engineer, will be responsible for your day-to-day

training and ensure that your training Log Book as well as other training

documents are properly completed and signed. A Chief Engineer will be

responsible for monitoring your training progress and programme.

Part B: Career Path of CEGs

3. What are the job opportunities available to me after completion of the

three-year training?

Since 2014, we have conducted open recruitment of Assistant Engineer on

civil service terms and conditions (CSAE). On satisfactory completion of

the Scheme ‘A’ training, you can apply for appointment as a CSAE. For

your information, the success rate of CEGs in the open recruitment

exercise of CSAE in 2014 was about 90%. CSAEs are appointed on

three-year probationary terms and they can be promoted to the Engineer

rank when they have attained the requisite professional qualification and

provided that they are in all other respects suitable for promotion.

CEGs not selected for appointment as CSAE will be offered a temporary

position of Assistant Civil Engineer (Graduate Trainee Scheme) for one

year and a further one year employment contract as non-civil service

contract Assistant Engineer.

4. Why should I join HKSAR Government immediately upon

graduation?

The Engineer grade in HKSAR Government provides an attractive career

path for the civil engineering professionals who wish to develop a life-long

career in the civil service. The HKSAR Government is keen on retaining

graduates of high calibre who will be nurtured to become the backbone of

future leadership within the Engineer grade. By joining the HKSAR

Government upon graduation as a CEG, you will not only benefit from a

high quality graduate training scheme, but will also have the exciting

prospect of building a successful career in the civil service at the earliest

opportunity.

Part C: Recruitment process and selection criteria for CEG

5. What is the format of the interview?

You will be invited to attend an interview conducted by experienced

engineers. Before the interview, you will be given 30 minutes to write

two essays, one in English and one in Chinese, on current affairs. The

interview will take about 30 minutes, including 5 minutes of

self-introduction. After that, you will be asked questions on technical

matters in English and current affairs in Cantonese.

6. What should I do to prepare for the interview?

The interview will mainly cover questions on general civil and structural

engineering subjects including soil mechanics, fluid mechanics,

construction management, design of structures and construction/contract

management, your final year project and vacation training. Also, you will

need to pay attention to the major current affairs.

7. What are the assessment criteria?

Candidates are assessed in an open, fair and competitive manner against

the same set of criteria including ability, character, technical knowledge,

potential, appreciation of major current affairs and performance at the

interview.

Part D: Application deadline and basic entry requirements

8. What are the basic entry requirements for applying the post of CEG

and when will be the deadline of application?

You can apply for the CEG post if you are a permanent resident of the

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of engagement and

obtain a degree/qualification in or after 2015, which satisfies the academic

requirements for corporate membership of the Hong Kong Institution of

Engineers (HKIE) in the Civil discipline and for admission into their

Training Scheme ‘A’ (Civil discipline).

If you have obtained a relevant degree/qualification before 2015 as

mentioned above and are pursuing or have just obtained in 2015 or after

another related degree on a full time basis, you will also be considered

provided that the break between completion of the first relevant

degree/qualification and commencement of the related degree is not more

than 18 months.

For details, please refer to the recruitment advertisment for CEG posts

which has been posted on government website and local newspapers. The

deadline of application is 30 October 2015.