| It mainly focuses on maintaining and completing project. | It mainly focuses on construction projects. |
| Skills required for project engineer includes safety improvement, risk assessment, requirement analysis, design skills, etc. | Skills required for civil engineer includes problem solving skills, ability to work to deadlines and within budgets, ability to manage projects, etc. |
| Their responsibilities includes determining project specifications, maintaining project schedule, maintaining and controlling cost, etc. | Their responsibilities includes creating, improving and protecting immediate environment, design and oversee construction, etc. |
| Factors affecting project engineer performance includes poor manufacturing methods and procedures, poor documentation skills, no managerial skills, lack of initiative, etc. | Factors affecting civil engineer performance includes lack of technical knowledge, delay in making payment, environment uncertainty, etc. |
| Its process include maintaining, monitoring, coordinating, resolving problems, and finally completing assigned projects. | Its process include planning, managing, designing, developing, creating and maintaining all construction projects. |
| Its main objective is to develop efficient methods and practices to complete engineering and technical projects. | Its main objective is to solve issues and problems with equipment or systems. |
| Its benefit includes increase safety, reduce time spent on working, identify and solve problems, control and maintain performance, etc. | Its benefit includes reduction in risk of schedule, develop community, protect environment, etc. |
| Project engineer tasks are less difficult than Civil Engineer tasks. | Civil Engineer tasks are more difficult than Project Engineer tasks. |
| It cannot handle role of Civil Engineer. | Its role is limited and therefore cannot handle role of project engineer. |