Overview

As a consulting civil engineer, you'll ensure the safe, timely and well-resourced completion of different projects. Liaising with clients, you'll plan, manage, design and supervise the construction. You'll work in different settings and, with experience, could run projects as a project manager.
Types of civil engineering
You may choose to specialise in a certain area of civil engineering, such as:

• buildings
• coastal and marine
• construction of dams and canals environment
• geotechnical engineering
• highways and transportation
• power
• rail
• structural work
• tunnelling
• waste management
water and public health.

Responsibilities
As a consulting civil engineer, you'll need to:

• undertake technical and feasibility studies and site investigations
• develop detailed designs
• assess the potential risks of specific projects, as well as undertake risk management in specialist roles
• supervise tendering procedures and put together proposals manage, supervise and visit contractors on site and advise on civil engineering issues