STEM Career of the Week – Civil Engineer

The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC

Civil Engineer

Job Description:  Perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures, and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.

Education:  Bachelor’s, Master’s

Possible Job Titles:  Civil Engineer, Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Manager, Structural Engineer, City Engineer, Design Engineer

Possible Employers:  private sector, government, military

Famous Civil Engineers: John Smeaton (the father of Civil Engineering), Joseph Strauss (Chief Engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge), Maya Lin (designer of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial)

For more information, please visit: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/17-2051.00