From roads, railways and bridges to water supply pipes and power stations, this is all civil engineering. Civil Engineering Surveyors are involved in every stage of the project from the initial concept through the design and construction, to monitoring the condition and performance of the completed structure. They work alongside other professionals in preparing the documents on which projects are based, measuring the work completed on site and ensuring that the companies carrying out the construction are paid a fair price for it. Geospatial Engineering Surveying Geospatial Engineers work within construction on the measurement and monitoring of projects as well as producing maps, plans and charts of different features. The civil engineering surveying profession provides an exciting and demanding working environment with the potential to develop a challenging and rewarding career.
Many jobs involve working in the open air with opportunities for travel both in the UK and abroad.
Most people start their career in civil engineering surveying by taking a degree in one of a number of subject areas. On the commercial management side, degrees are available in civil engineering quantity surveying and civil engineering commercial management. Within Geospatial Engineering, degrees are in Engineering Surveying, Surveying and Mapping Sciences and Topographic Science. One of these degrees would lead to careers in the financial and project management aspects of civil engineering, or within the mapping and monitoring of land and water features, as listed in the sections above. In order to gain a professional qualification, it is necessary to take the required academic qualifications and then to undertake a period of training whilst in employment.