Career as Civil Engineer
Civil Engineering is the oldest branch of engineering and incorporates the design and construction of roads, airports, tunnels, bridges, water supply and sewage systems, dams, harbours, railroad systems, docks, power supply systems, buildings and even nuclear power plants etc.Civil Engineering has several specialties.
Civil engineers work as construction engineers, transportation engineers, hydraulic and irrigation engineers, Geotechnical engineers,
environmental engineers, public works engineers.
job profile
- Civil engineers have to work in the office and at the site. Contracting engineers as well as consulting civil engineers have to work on several sites at the some time-They are also required to deal with critical problems such as disaster mitigation and management
- Structural engineers design oil rigs, multi-storied car parks or office blocks to ensure that the structural
framework of the building is strong enough to take the load for which the structure is meant. It is also designed to withstand heat, cold and tremors. They develop non conventional construction materials and techniques, e.g., special bridge structures,building framework etc.
-Water management engineers specialize in water supply, sewerage systems and pollution control Highway
engineers are involved in assessing, planning rebuilding road networks, one way systems, traffic lights, lanes, parking spaces etc.
-Highway engineers are concerned with road building and traffic management
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