Civil Engineers
On the Job
Civil Engineers use engineering to plan and design construction projects, like roads, bridges, airports, water and sewage systems, and other facilities.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
- Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects.
- Implement design or process improvements.
- Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
- Investigate the environmental impact of projects.
- Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
- Evaluate plans or specifications to determine technological or environmental implications.
- Evaluate technical data to determine effect on designs or plans.
- Explain project details to the general public.
- Create graphical representations of civil structures.
Typical Working Conditions
- Using e-mail.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Making decisions that impact co-workers or company results.
- Working with a group or team.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Sitting.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- High levels of competition.
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