Title: Civil Engineer and Engineering Career and Job Information
Headings: Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers
Content: These engineers can also work in teaching, construction, and research. The projects that civil engineers work on are broad in scope and quite complex. As a result, they typically specialize in one particular area. Geotechnical engineers make sure that structures have secure foundations. Their work deals with the earth, and the way that structures (like tunnels and buildings) interact with it. They also design retaining walls, slopes, and tunnels. Structural engineers ensure that major projects, like dams or bridges, are sufficiently strong and durable. Transportation engineers work with the systems of everyday transportation, like roads and highways. They plan and design these systems as well as larger projects, like harbors, ports and airports. Work Environment
Civil engineers hold over 262,000 jobs.