Engineering Design

Construction engineering and management personnel also get involved in designing projects or in revising designs during construction to reflect current job site conditions. With a degree in civil engineering and a concentration in construction an engineer is able to be involved in both the design and construction of projects. Civil engineers design buildings, highways, bridges, airports, oil refineries, water treatment facilities, houses, power plants, sound barriers, foundations, and many other types of structures. Designing projects requires developing new ideas, determining their feasibility, analyzing their components, designing the structure, and generating the plans, specifications, and contracts. Engineers are sometimes required to design structures that have never been designed nor built before and this requires ingenuity and creativity.