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)符合語文能力要求，即綜合招聘考試兩張語文試卷(中文運用及英文運用)中取得一級成績，或具備同等成績（見備註(2)）。

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 (2)).