Specialty construction plays an important role in higher vocational education and is the key and foundation of the development of higher vocational education. This paper expounds the problems faced by the construction of higher vocational major in local engineering colleges, such as the weak concept-leading force, the lack of distinctive characteristics, the lack of industrial connection and the lack of guarantee force. It puts forward strategies from the aspects of strengthening the concept-leading force, adhering to the development of specialty construction with characteristics, improving the coordination between specialty construction and industry, and strengthening the construction of professional guarantee mechanism.