Why is there a good job demand for civil engineers?
Well, think about where we are located. The NYC metropolitan region is one of the biggest, oldest and congested regions in the country. And many of our roads, bridges, airports, tunnels, waterways and buildings are old and decaying and in need of repair or replacement. There are also exciting new projects in the works, such as Second Avenue subway in Manhattan and a new tunnel under the Hudson River that will link New Jersey and New York. Who will work on those projects? Civil engineers will. Q: Earlier this year I interviewed a civil engineering student, Steven Flormann, who belonged to two student teams that won awards: the steel bridge team and the earthquake team. And here is what Steven told me about civil engineering: “To my mind,” he said, “civil engineering is a wonderfully important job. As a civil engineer I’ll have the chance to work on the largest projects in the world — from bridges and tunnels to skyscrapers and the layouts of towns and cities. The civil in civil enginee
