City Engineer
City Engineer
City Engineer is a civilian job in San Fierro where you complete engineering and construction tasks around the map.

How the job works
City Engineer is a task based Civilian job.
The job includes work like:
- Road construction
- House construction
- Fixing damaged city objects
- Building structures
- Working on city utilities
How to start
To start the City Engineer job:
- Go to Financial, San Fierro.
- Take the City Engineer job.
- Use /tasks or F5 to open the task panel.
- Pick a task.
- Go to the marker and finish the assignment.
At Level 10, you unlock:
- /go city engineer
How it works
City Engineer uses a task panel that shows your available assignments.
Use:
- /tasks
- F5
The task panel also includes:
- Available assignments
- A Settings section
- Mark Objects for house construction
You choose a task from the panel, go to the marker, and complete the objective there.
Tasks
City Engineers do jobs like:
- Road construction
- House construction
- Fixing damaged city objects
- Building structures
- Working on city utilities
Road Construction
In Road Construction, you do things like:
- Place roadblocks with X
- Clear the big rocks
- Reopen the lane when the task is done
- Fill road holes with a Cement Truck
- Move rocks with a forklift
To fill road holes:
- Line up behind the hole with a Cement Truck.
- Press N.
To move rocks with the forklift, use:
- Num 8
- Num 2
If you need to check your Road Construction objectives, use:
- O
House Construction
In House Construction:
- Go to the marked area.
- Build the marked house objects step by step.
- Finish every required piece.
If you need help finding the next build point, use:
- Mark Objects
Mark Objects is available in the task panel.
Tools and Vehicles
City Engineers use:
- Cement Truck for road holes
- Forklift for moving rocks
- Roadblocks for traffic control
- House building tools for construction tasks
You can also use your own Cement Truck while doing City Engineer tasks.
City Engineer can recover this vehicle without VIP:
- Utility Van
Auto Start
City Engineer can auto start new missions.
To enable it:
- Open /tasks.
- Open Settings.
- Enable the option to start a new mission automatically after you finish one.
Pay facts
| Branch | L0 without VIP
|
L10 with VIP
|
|---|---|---|
| House Construction | $11,000
|
$39,600
|
| Road Construction | $18,000
|
$64,800
|
L0 to L10 pay table
| Level | House Construction | House VIP | Road Construction | Road VIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L0 | $11,000 | $13,200 | $18,000 | $21,600 |
| L1 | $13,200 | $15,840 | $21,600 | $25,920 |
| L2 | $15,400 | $18,480 | $25,200 | $30,240 |
| L3 | $17,600 | $21,120 | $28,800 | $34,560 |
| L4 | $19,800 | $23,760 | $32,400 | $38,880 |
| L5 | $22,000 | $26,400 | $36,000 | $43,200 |
| L6 | $24,200 | $29,040 | $39,600 | $47,520 |
| L7 | $26,400 | $31,680 | $43,200 | $51,840 |
| L8 | $28,600 | $34,320 | $46,800 | $56,160 |
| L9 | $30,800 | $36,960 | $50,400 | $60,480 |
| L10 | $33,000 | $39,600 | $54,000 | $64,800 |
Skin
City Engineer uses these skin IDs:
- 27
- 260
- 1032
Achievement
The Level 10 civilian achievement for City Engineer is:
- The Architect
Job Notes
- City Engineer starts in Financial, San Fierro.
- /tasks and F5 both open the City Engineer task panel.
- The task panel includes Mark Objects for house construction.
- Road Construction uses X, N, O, Num 8, and Num 2.
- You can use your own Cement Truck for the job.
- At Level 10, you unlock /go city engineer.
- City Engineer can recover Utility Van without VIP.
Task panel settings
The City Engineer task panel includes a settings area for job controls.
| Control or option | Use |
|---|---|
| Objective key | Changes the key used for objective actions. |
| House object key | Changes the key used for house construction objects. |
| Auto repeat | Can start the same mission type again. |
| Mark Objects | Helps find marked house construction objects. |
| Road Construction panel | Shows roadblock, boulder, cement truck, forklift, and call controls. |
The road construction unload cement keybind can be changed from the City Engineer settings.
Current task flow
Start at the Employment Office or the local City Engineer marker. City Engineer includes Road Construction and House Construction tasks.
Road Construction uses the assigned work sequence and provides Forklift and Cement Truck spawners. House Construction uses object placement and marking controls. Completing Road Construction adds 2 Progress and Earnings units; completing House Construction adds 1.
After completing the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle course, /uav can be used during House Construction.