Construction engineering
professional discipline dealing with the designing, planning, construction and management of infrastructures
Construction engineering, also known as construction operations, is a professional sub-discipline of civil engineering that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and operations management of infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, bridges, airports, railroads, facilities, buildings, dams, utilities and other projects. Construction engineers learn design and project management techniques that are similar to those used by civil engineers.
At the educational level, civil engineering students concentrate primarily on more analytical design, gearing them toward a career as a design professional. This requires them to take engineering science and design courses as part of obtaining a 4-year accredited degree. Education for construction engineers is primarily focused on construction procedures, methods, costs, schedules and personnel management. Their primary concern is to deliver a project on time within budget and of the desired quality.
Regarding educational requirements, construction engineering students take basic design courses in civil engineering, as well as construction management courses.
Work activities
Being a sub-discipline of civil engineering, construction engineers apply their knowledge of business, technical and management skills to oversee projects including bridges, buildings and housing projects. Construction engineers are heavily involved in the design and management of project funds. They are in charge of risk analysis, costing and planning.
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