Aiming at the problems in talent training for the intelligent construction specialty in civil engineering， Southwest Jiaotong University， building on its nationally recognized first-class discipline of civil engineering and based on an analysis of the background， trends， and demands of intelligent construction development， proposes that the connotation of intelligent construction talents comprises three aspects： a soil-shaped knowledge structure， core competencies centered on construction as the foundation， and the concept of sustainable development. A talent cultivation objective system for intelligent construction professionals is thus established， encompassing three levels of goals and twelve types of abilities. Furthermore， practical training in talent cultivation has been carried out in the direction of intelligent construction for tunnel engineering. The practice shows that constructing an intelligent construction training system with the coordination of multiple advantageous disciplines， establishing an education mechanism integrating science-education and industry-education， and improving the interdisciplinary curriculum system are necessary ways to deepen the connotation of intelligent construction talents. Further highlighting the training objectives of artificial intelligence literacy and innovation ability， improving teachers’ innovative competence through smart empowerment， and building a new practice-oriented talent training base featured by innovation studios can effectively improve the quality of talent training while achieving the training objectives of intelligent construction professionals. The relevant results can provide references for talent training of intelligent construction specialty in colleges and universities.