申請人必須(a)(i)為1975年12月5日以後選出的香港工程師學會(土力或土木組)正式會員，或具備同等資格；以及(a)(ii)具備兩年土力工程工作的經驗；或(b)(i)持有本港大學土木工程學位、工程地質學學位或地質學學位，或具備同等學歷；以及(b)(ii)在取得上述學歷後，有四年土力工程工作的經驗；(c)在綜合招聘考試的能力傾向測試取得及格成績；以及(d)符合語文能力程度，即綜合招聘考試兩張語文試卷(包括中文運用及英文運用)一級成績，或同等成績（見備註(3)）。

Candidates should have (a)(i) Corporate Membership of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Geotechnical or Civil Discipline) elected after 5 December 1975, or equivalent; and (a)(ii) 2 years’experience in geotechnical engineering; or (b)(i) a degree in civil engineering, engineering geology, geology from a Hong Kong university, or equivalent; and (b)(ii) 4 years’post-graduate experience in geotechnical engineering; and (c) a pass result in the Aptitude Test in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE); and (d) met the language proficiency requirements of Level 1 results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the CRE, or equivalent (see Note (3)).