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1 What is civil engineering?
Transport Health & Safety Environment What is civil engineering? Water Maritime Geospatial Engineering Energy Professional development Tunnelling

2 What do civil engineers do?

3 Support life

4 Shelter people from harm and make us safe

5 Help us to get from A to B The Heart of Love River Bridge in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

6 Help us to make the best of our resources
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA. Photographer: Victoria Rae

7 Save our past and protect our future Highcliffe Castle, Dorset
The Gherkin building, London

8 What about you? Could you rise to the challenge?

9 How can I get into civil engineering?
Elena Rinaldi, ICE Membership development officer with students of the Imperial College, London

10 An apprenticeship in civil engineering lets you
work and learn as you go Bethany Wilson, Transport Planning Technician, CH2M HILL

11 Or do a course to study civil engineering – e.g. HNC, HND,
Foundation Degree, BEng, BSc, MEng or MSc

12 What subjects do I need?

13 For an apprenticeship subjects vary but GCSE Maths, Science,
D&T and English would be a good base

14 For a degree You’ll need A level Maths and Physics or a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Civil Engineering

15 Where could I study?

16 There are lots of civil engineering courses and apprenticeships
in the UK and abroad

17 Where could I work? Construction of Sydney harbour bridge, 1924

18 Civil engineers work in design offices and on construction sites
Andrew O’Mahony, B&S Inspector, London Underground Railroad worker on the railway bridge

19 As populations grow civil engineers help to build a better world for us all

20 Natural disasters like earthquakes mean we need civil engineers for major international reconstruction projects Cancun Caribbean houses after hurricane

21 Could I work abroad?

22 UK civil engineers are in demand at home and abroad, in developed countries and in fast-growing developing countries China Central TV Headquarters © Arup

23 Who else would I work with?

24 Civil engineers work with architects, designers, conservationists, surveyors, planners and a range of other people

25 What should I do next?

26 Civil engineers – shaping the world
Find out more ice.org.uk/education tomorrowsengineers.org.uk Civil engineers – shaping the world


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