There is a contradiction between compound talents demand gap for transformation and upgrading and employment pressure of undergraduate universities in civil engineering industry. Through investigating front line employers and colleges, the demand situation and development trend for talents are studied, and the employment pressure of undergraduate universities is explored in this paper. The reasons of contradiction between talents demand gap of civil engineering industry and employment pressure of undergraduate universities are analyzed. The training mode of compound talents is put forward to solve this contradiction. This research could provide new ideas for solving the training inadequacies of civil engineering talents. This research has also a great significance for the training mode of excellent engineers in the field of civil engineering.