Civil Engineer
Explore how civil engineers contribute to planning, analysing and maintaining the built environment.
Roles vary across organisations and change over time. Use this profile to identify questions, then investigate current role and course information.
What does this career involve?
Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.
Work you might explore
- Studying how structures, water, transport or ground systems behave
- Developing and comparing design options
- Considering safety, materials, environment and communities
- Using measurements and documentation to support delivery
What skills can help?
- Applied mathematics
- Structural and spatial thinking
- Technical drawing
- Project collaboration
Courses to explore
These are possible learning routes, not fixed requirements. Course content and entry conditions vary.
Projects students can try
Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.
Map a safer walking route around a campus
Design a simple rainwater-management concept
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