Civil engineers create, improve and protect the environment in which we live. They plan, design and oversee construction and maintenance of building structures and infrastructure, such as roads, railways, airports, bridges, harbours, dams, irrigation projects, power plants, and water and sewerage systems. They also design and build tall buildings and large structures that can withstand all weather conditions – you may want
to take a look at these inspiring and iconic examples brought to you by the Institute of Civil Engineers.
Your degree will open the door to many graduate jobs and careers, but the following areas are among the most popular pathways for civil and coastal engineering graduates.
- Consulting civil engineer
- Contracting civil engineer
- Site engineer
- Structural engineer
- Water engineer.
Employment opportunities
- Civil Engineer
- Construction Site Engineer
- Design Engineer Construction
- Graduate Civil and Coastal Engineer
- Graduate Consulting Maritime Engineer
- Graduate Highway Engineer
- Graduate Structural Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Quantity Surveyor
- Structural Engineer
Employers
- Arcadis
- AWP
- Balfour Beatty
- Bam Nuttall
- Bridge Civil Engineering
- Caulfield Civil Engineering
- Cavendish Nuclear
- CMP
- Content Guru
- Cormac
- Craddys
- D J Goode & Associates Ltd
- Dyer and Butler
- GI UK
- Hochtief UK Construction
- Horizon Structures
- Hydrock
- Isio
- Jackson Civil Engineering
- Jacobs Engineering
- James Brennan Towers
- John Grimes Partnership Ltd
- Mace
- McPhillips Wellington Ltd
- Mott Macdonald
- Neight's Brown Construction
- Norcon Construction
- Pegasus Group
- Persimmon Homes
- Peter Finlay Associates (PFA) Consulting Limited
- Ramboll
- Ridge PLC
- Ron McDonald
- Rowntree Partnership
- Shepherd Gilmour Leeds
- Simpson Associates
- Sir Robert McAlpine
- Structural Solutions
- Tithe Grove
- TWP Consulting Civil And Structural Engineers
- University of Plymouth
- Williams Sale Partnership Limited
- WSP
- XEIAD
*Data is from the Graduate Outcomes Surveys of 2017/18 and 2018/19. Graduates were surveyed 15 months after graduating. Data displayed is for 53 UK-domiciled, first degree, full-time graduates who are working, studying or looking for work.