Civil Engineering Labourers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Civil Engineering Labourers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 9312) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Construction labourer (civil engineering)
- Earthmoving labourer
- Maintenance labourer (dams)
Latest civil engineering labourers job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Germany
2,432 open ads- Civil Engineering Helper
German title: Tiefbau Helfer
Reddemann Rohrbau GmbH · Berlin · Posted 2026-10-14 - Civil engineering labourer
German title: Helfer Tiefbau
Ginkgo GaLaBau GmbH & Co. KG · Braunschweig · Posted 2026-10-15 - Helper - Civil Engineering
German title: Helfer - Tiefbau
GL Personal GmbH · Augsburg, Bayern · Posted 2026-10-01 - Civil engineering labourer
German title: Helfer Tiefbau
Martin Schmid · Teisnach · Posted 2026-09-22 - Helper - Civil Engineering
German title: Helfer - Tiefbau
Michael Hörl e.K. Garten- und Landschaftsbau · Eitting, Kreis Erding · Posted 2026-09-10 - Civil engineering labourer
German title: Helfer Tiefbau
Timon Kramer · Rhauderfehn · Posted 2026-08-21
Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany
Sweden
92 open ads- Painter
Swedish title: Målare
Arplatt AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-18 - Rough labourer/Extra/ Högdalen
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Extra/ Högdalen
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rough Worker/Garage/Skarpnäck
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Garage/Skarpnäck
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rivare/Extra/Sundbyberg
Aleja AB · Sundbyberg · Posted 2026-10-16 - Rough labourer/Preschool/Hökarängen/ Extra
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Förskola/Hökarängen/ Extra
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16 - Miners/Garage/ Huddinge
Swedish title: Grovarbetare/Garage/ Huddinge
Aleja AB · Stockholm · Posted 2026-10-16
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where civil engineering labourers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all workers in elementary occupations (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €2,924 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Bulgaria | Shortage | €488 a month | Sofia: €650 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €952 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €3,652 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| France | Shortage | €2,031 a month * | Paris: €1,550 |
| Hungary | Shortage | €683 a month * | Budapest: €910 |
| Italy | Shortage | €1,850 a month * | Rome: €1,300 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €1,983 a month | Not yet verified |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,368 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,243 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Finland | Surplus | €2,454 a month * | Helsinki: €1,150 |
| Greece | Surplus | €1,130 a month * | Athens: €1,150 |
| Lithuania | Surplus | €1,001 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Luxembourg | Surplus | €2,963 a month * | Luxembourg: €1,900 |
| Portugal | Surplus | €929 a month * | Lisbon: €1,400 |
| Romania | Surplus | €720 a month * | Not yet verified |
| Spain | Surplus | €1,523 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all workers in elementary occupations in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for civil engineering labourers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What civil engineering labourers do
Civil engineering labourers perform routine tasks in connection with the building and maintenance of roads, railways, dams and other civil engineering projects.
Typical tasks
- Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand held tools
- Shovelling and spreading gravel and related materials
- Trimming and cutting rocks and concrete and bitumen surfaces using jack-hammers
- Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows and hand trucks
- Cleaning worksites and removing obstructions
Finding civil engineering labourers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Earthmoving labourer".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.