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Mercor

Civil Engineering Writer

Role Overview - Mercor is seeking senior civil engineering professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in large-scale infrastructure and construction contexts. - The workflows are calibrated to the design complexity, public safety stakes, and regulatory…

Field
Engineering
Where
Remote
Commitment
hourly
Hours
up to 40/week
Openings
40
Posted
5 days ago

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How this pay compares

The title points to writing prompts, problems and answers: writing questions, test tasks, rubrics or model answers for a model to learn from. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $80/hr, this role pays more than 48% of the 207 open engineering roles with a listed pay range, the same as the median.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced engineering roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 35 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($60/hr across 28).

Mercor roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 39 days (136 roles). Mercor posted this one 5 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Rate

$80/hr

Per week, before tax

$3,200

Per month, if the work is steady

$13,867

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $3,506 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

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The full listing

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Role Overview

  • Mercor is seeking senior civil engineering professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in large-scale infrastructure and construction contexts.
  • The workflows are calibrated to the design complexity, public safety stakes, and regulatory scope of major infrastructure projects and large public/private construction programs.
  • This role builds worlds on two standards tracks: an International track (Eurocodes and ISO) and a US track (ASCE, ACI, AISC, AASHTO). Experts qualified in either or both tracks are encouraged to apply.
  • Contributors design civil engineering scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior civil engineering leaders think.

Key Responsibilities

  • Construct civil engineering scenarios spanning large-scale infrastructure design cycles, multi-stakeholder permitting and regulatory review, and complex construction management or public works processes.
  • Build tasks across structural design and analysis, transportation and highway engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, and construction project management.
  • Develop engineering scenarios involving tools such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit, STAAD.Pro/ETABS, HEC-RAS, and enterprise project management platforms used on major infrastructure programs.
  • Apply civil engineering methodologies (structural load analysis, geotechnical site assessment, hydrology/hydraulic modeling) to the standards track a world targets (US: ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360, AASHTO LRFD; International: Eurocodes EN 1990-1998 and ISO), and produce reference design plans, engineering calculations, and stakeholder/regulatory-facing technical narratives.
  • Author rubrics that distinguish authentic civil engineering judgment from generic textbook or coursework-level recall.

Ideal Qualifications

  • 5+ years working as a civil engineer or engineering lead
  • Direct ownership of large-scale infrastructure designs, permitting processes, or construction project delivery.
  • Fluency in civil engineering tooling and methodologies, plus understanding of how regulatory approvals, environmental review (NEPA or an international equivalent), and public agency oversight actually work.
  • A recognized professional engineering credential is strongly preferred (US PE, or an international equivalent such as CEng, EUR ING, or P.Eng); prior rubric, engineering-training curriculum, or design documentation authorship is a plus.

From applying to your first payment on Mercor

  1. 1

    Apply to this listing

    Apply on Mercor with your resume.

  2. 2

    AI interview

    Take Mercor's recorded AI interview, about 20 minutes. A completed interview carries over to other listings that use the same one.

  3. 3

    Work

    Hourly work is counted in weeks that run Saturday to Friday.

  4. 4

    First payment

    Mercor pays each Wednesday around noon Pacific through Stripe (or Wise). Stripe holds a first payout for 7 days, and standard transfers take up to 5 business days to reach your bank.

Sources: Mercor talent docs: AI interview, Mercor talent docs: payments

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Pay history

Mercor has listed this role at $80/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.

Across Mercor's engineering roles, the median listed pay was $88/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (25 roles) and is $88/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (35 roles).

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