BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

Civil engineers deliver a vital service in ensuring the safe, well-resourced construction of a huge range of projects in the built and natural environment, from transport networks to Olympic stadia. The career opportunities available to graduates of civil engineering are very diverse, from working as an engineering technician, surveyor, or inspector of construction, to employment as a drafter creating visual guidelines for construction teams. Diversification into management, engineering research, or professions that value a numerical degree such as accountancy or banking has also historically been a possibility. Wherever an economy is strong there is an increase in demand for professionally qualified civil engineers, so overseas travel is also a possibility.