Career Opportunities in Civil Engineering - Sustainable Construction

The construction, civil engineering, and urban planning sector is constantly in need of recent graduates and offers a wide variety of career paths.

Career opportunities are primarily found in three areas:

  • project management (responsible for new construction, maintenance, and upkeep of real estate assets)
  • project management (engineering and design of structures by a technical design firm)
  • the construction of the structures (construction company, structural work, finishing work, and mechanical and electrical systems).

Types of activities and sectors:

  • Methods Office
  • engineering firm
  • inspection office
  • construction economics firm
  • construction companies specializing in structural and finishing work
  • construction companies
  • structure maintenance and monitoring service
  • government and local authorities
  • support for public or private project owners

Features:

  • Assist engineers in a design office
  • Organize, conduct, and analyze experimental programs in testing or research laboratories
  • Carry out, monitor, and manage operations on the construction site, to varying degrees depending on the type of project.

Responsibilities:

  • Project planning (from needs assessment to planning the necessary work, etc.)
  • Structural design (preparing plans, selecting materials, supervising construction sites, etc.)
  • Construction and supervision of projects (site organization, material procurement, personnel management, etc.)
  • Maintenance, management, and restoration of built heritage (from day-to-day operations to expansion and preservation)

Testimonials from former students:

Published on May 22, 2017
Updated on February 15, 2022