What are the main areas of work I can specialise in as a graduate civil or structural engineer?
• Airports: providing airport facilities such as terminal buildings and runways. • Bridges: crossing water, road or rail with anything from a small footbridge to a long-span suspension bridge. • Buildings: constructing buildings of all shapes and sizes for commercial, educational, industrial and residential use. • Coastal and marine: protecting and developing the coastline. • Environmental: minimising the impact of engineering projects on the environment. • Geotechnical: engineering carried out in the ground, such as tunnels, offshore platforms and building foundations. • Highways: constructing and maintaining roads and their infrastructure. • Power: meeting energy demands and investigating new sources of power. • Project management: overseeing a construction project, often from design to completion. • Rail: maintaining and developing the rail system. • Transport planning: strategic planning for transport systems. • Tunnelling: creating underground space for roads, railways, buildings
