Process engineer, reinforced concrete structures production

Civil engineers conduct research, advise on, design and direct construction activities; manage construction works and the maintenance of civil engineering structures. They study and advise on the technological aspects of the materials used.

• researching, developing or improving theories and methods related to civil engineering structures;
• advising on or designing civil engineering structures such as bridges, dams, docks, roads, airports, railways, canals, pipelines, waste-water and flood-control systems, industrial buildings and the like;
• determining and specifying construction methods, materials and quality standards and directing construction work;
• establishing control systems to ensure the efficient functioning of structures as well as safety and environmental protection;
• organising and directing the maintenance and repair of existing civil engineering structures;
• analysing the behaviour of soil and rock under the pressure of proposed structures and foundations;
• analysing the durability of structures and testing the condition and stability of materials used in their construction.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Engineer, building structures
• Engineer, construction of buildings and facilities
• Engineer, road construction
• Engineer, designer