Civil Engineers | Career profile | UCAS

Average Salary: £43,404
Jobs: 69,201

Daily Tasks

Organises and establishes control systems to monitor operational efficiency and performance of materials and systems.
Organises and plans projects, arranges work schedules, carries out inspection work and plans maintenance control.
Designs structures such as roads, dams, bridges, railways, hydraulic systems, sewerage systems, industrial and other buildings and plans the layout of tunnels, wells and construction shafts.
Designs foundations and earthworks.
Determines and specifies construction methods, materials, quality and safety standards and ensures that equipment operation and maintenance comply with design specifications.
Undertakes research and advises on soil mechanics, concrete technology, hydraulics, water and waste water treatment processes and other civil engineering matters.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
AutoCAD
Construction
Engineering Design Process

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Communications
Infrastructure
Management
Planning
Innovation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: 128/128
Student satisfaction: 76%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 72/80
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Part-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £30k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 90%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £27k
UCAS Tariff: 120/136
Student satisfaction: 80%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time with time abroad
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £27k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 74%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £25k
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: 88%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 3 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £29k
UCAS Tariff: 112/120
Student satisfaction: 66%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 74%

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Full-time with time abroad
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 6 course options available

Qualification: HNC
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 48/48
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: 120/120
Student satisfaction: N/A

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £28k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 91%

Qualification: MEng
Duration: 5 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £24k
UCAS Tariff: 112/112
Student satisfaction: 65%

Qualification: BEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Sandwich
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £29k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 64%
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: £27k
UCAS Tariff: 96/96
Student satisfaction: 80%
Course study options: 4 course options available

Qualification: BSc
Duration: 2 Years
Study mode: Part-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 2 course options available

Qualification: BSc (Hons)
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: BEngTec H
Duration: 1 Year
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2021-2022
Average grad salary: N/A
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: N/A
Course study options: 3 course options available

Qualification: MEng (Hon)
Duration: 4 Years
Study mode: Full-time
Start date: 2022-2023
Average grad salary: £29k
UCAS Tariff: N/A
Student satisfaction: 78%

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