With the in-depth implementation of "The Belt and Road" strategy and the increasingly fierce international competition in the construction industry, the international development of civil engineering has put forward new requirements for the cultivation of civil engineering talents in China. In order to strengthen the competitiveness in the international market, the study of specialized English for civil engineering has become not only an inevitable trend but also an effective choice for the education of civil engineering. By re-examining a series of problems in the current teaching of specialized English for civil engineering, the paper elaborates the practical strategies of the course reform of specialized English for civil engineering from the aspects of teaching mode reform and teacher team construction, such as extending the course periods, improving students' attention, enriching the teaching content and optimizing the teaching modes, and strengthening the curriculum resources and teaching staff and forming a continuously improved assessment mechanism.