Civil Engineer

Roles and responsibilities

A Civil Engineer supervises and designs the construction of major public works projects. A Civil Engineer monitors the construction of bridges, dams, airports, and highways and also acts as a point of contact with government officials. A Civil Engineer also creates documents for project updates and technical reports.

Civil engineering encompasses secondary disciplines such as construction, mining, geotechnical, structural, and transportation engineering. The coursework involves designing plans, performing research, and developing reports of infrastructure projects from start to finish.

Civil engineers plan, oversee, and implement strategies that create or bolster public and private infrastructure. These include constructs such as sewer management, potable water distribution, telemetry system implementation, power lines (in conjunction with electrical engineers), and dams.

Civil engineers plan, oversee, and implement strategies that create or bolster public and private infrastructure. These include constructs such as sewer management, potable water distribution, telemetry system implementation, power lines (in conjunction with electrical engineers), and dams.

More-common images that come to mind include buildings, roads, and bridges. Each bolt in the overpass and every strip of weatherstripping in your office was once approved by a civil engineer. Reaching back to times before electricity, constructs such as aqueducts, the road systems of Rome, the Greek Parthenon, ships, and more all relied on civil engineers, though they may have been given different titles at that time.

In this section, we will cover a sample job description, exploring the daily responsibilities and necessary qualifications for a civil engineer.

Desired candidate profile

Civil engineering encompasses secondary disciplines such as construction, mining, geotechnical, structural, and transportation engineering. The coursework involves designing plans, performing research, and developing reports of infrastructure projects from start to finish.

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