Civil Engineering Careers Civil engineers plan, design and are involved with the construction of all civic facilities. Some of these facilities include large structures such as the multi-story buildings in our major cities, and bridges which span rivers and valleys. Civil engineers design transportation systems including the nations interstate highway system.
Civil engineers design concrete and earth dams.
Civil engineering deals with the challenges of urban congestion, conservation of water resources and management of the environment. New landfills and clean-up of existing waste sites all fall within the job description of Civil Engineers. It is estimated that by year 2000, nearly 6 billion people will populate the earth creating demands for energy, water supply, housing, transportation, clean environment, waste management, new lands and new materials on an unprecedented scale. Technological revolution has changed most of the routines of traditional civil engineer . Laser scanning is replacing the old surveyor's level, and satellite signals are replacing the earlier photogrammetric methods for mapping the earth's surface.