What Do Civil Engineers Do At Work?: Civil Engineering 2021
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- Today I wanted to answer the big question; What in the world do civil engineers do at work? Hopefully this will answer some of your questions and maybe even inspire you to pursue civil engineering in 2021. Add me on instagram: @kikoga if you'd like!
Civil engineering is very broad
Civil engineering not includes your normal sexy stuff: bridges, towers, highways and stadiums, but also exotic things like wastewater lines, soil engineering, and transportation etc. The idea behind civil engineering is to help build an environment where people can live more comfortably and efficiently.
With your degree, you can go two ways: Design and Construction
In design, you get to run calculations, and yes, design. As a structural designer, you’ll likely be given a concept from the architect and your job is to find a way to make it a reality through engineering. There’s a balance between the architect and the design engineer as the design engineer tries to execute the architect’s vision. Architect’s tend to like slender and sleek structural elements, but in a lot of cases they are not strong enough to actually hold up the structure.
In construction you get to do the fun part, you get to figure out how to build it. You get to be outside helping coordinate the work. You'll be asking yourself questions like: How many tower cranes will we need and what are the capacities of the largest lifts? Do I need to prefabricate concrete pieces to be more efficient? Construction engineers help execute the architect and design engineer’s plan from 2D to 3D.
A Typical Day
On the design side you will probably be at a computer or in an office for most of the day, running calculations and verifying design. You may have meetings with your client to make sure your design is meeting their needs. You will be able to make jobsite visits from time to time and see the progress of your project. If you have a huge deadline coming up you may have to work overtime, and depending on your company, you wont usually have to work weekends.
On the construction side your day will look pretty different. By 6:30-7AM you need to be on site. You will be outside doing QC and making sure what is getting installed is correct. After the workers leave at ~3:30 you will go back in the office and review drawings, emails, reviewing schedule and material inventory to make sure you have a good plan for the next day and weeks to come. Don’t be surprised if you work for a general contractor that you need to work for a minimum of 50 hours a week and work multiple weekends in a row.
You'll need to understand the business side
As much as engineers may want to stay within the comfort of design and calculations, there is a business side to everything. In design, their profit is driven by how many projects they can design. They allot a certain amount of time for design and assisting construction and hopefully they can execute the design for the project under that amount of time.
Construction engineering is similar to design in that if we execute the project in a quicker time frame, we make a profit. There are opportunities to sequence the work or come up with creative plans to more efficiently complete the work.
Teamwork Is Important
I think this ultimately ends up being the case in most professions, but in engineering you are never just designing or building for yourself. There’s always a team of people that need to work together to finish the project so to be the best engineer you can be, you need to be a team player. And more often than not, the team you need to consult with may not be engineers as well, so we need to play nice with others.
My advice to you:
Get the experience that will show you what you want to do
Experience is the most important thing when deciding your career. Without my internships, I would have never found my passion for construction engineering and honestly I probably would have ended up on more of the design side. Don’t be afraid to try different opportunities especially if you’re still in college because there are so many types of jobs that fall under civil engineering that you should be able to find one that suits your needs.
And if you’re currently majoring in civil engineering and maybe you’re not getting the best grades, but material really interests you and what I talked about sounds right up your alley, stick with it. Bigger companies will care about stuff like GPA, but there will be options at smaller companies that will help you gain the experience that will be much more valuable to the bigger employers later on. Even to just get your engineering degree will help you look better for jobs in the future even if you’re not in the industry because they know how much harder it is to get that degree. Hard work and passion will help you move up in your career so don’t get bogged down in your grades if you really love the material.
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civil engineering is so ✨exciting and exotic✨
Mari M its what everyone’s talking about these days
Statics and Dynamics… riveting!
@@KienenKoga hello
It's hell
I'm having an existential crisis and then my mind wandered to what does it feel like to be an actual civil engineer.
I'm interested in architecture and while this video may not be as relevant to me it is interesting learning about how architects, design engineers, and construction engineers collaborate! Your videos have taught me so much about the construction industry--thank you!!
To my opinion, this video is the most clearer one in differentiating between Construction Engineering, Design Engineering, and Even Architecture Engineering.
Love the positivity man keep it up !
I am switching my major from Nursing to Civil Engineering, it is something I wanted to go into, and learn more about! I am a first year student, so I'm still figuring out what I want to do, engineering has been on top of my list since I was a kid. Thanks for this video! Subscribed.
what was with the nursing that made you change your major
@@firas_abed doesn’t always have to do with the nursing maybe they just had more interest in civil engineering
how was the switch so far?
You are not alone...
lol
You re a Guru Man.
You stirred my passion
Love this video! Thank you for explaining this field!!
This is honestly one of the best/grounded videos I’ve found for civil engineering on TH-cam.
Thank you for giving genuine examples of the job and not just “You’ll make a bajiollion dollars and take these classes!”
im having a hard time choosing what course i should take and this made me laugh, nice content
Good stuff man. This was really good insight. I’m a field engineer now. I have been putting a lot of thought into really going to school to become a civil engineer.
Your field knowledge will get you far! Good for you Karol!
Great Video! I am a civil engineer myself, so I really enjoyed this video. I made sure I hit the like button and supported the channel
Thanks man! I appreciate the support and checking out the channel!
Nice video , really love it , and it was also helpful.
Best Civil engineering information. Thank you so much. You have a new subscriber 👍
I’m in high school right now and I’m still deciding on what I want to do, this video helped a lot 💯
great Cindy!
If we'd be honest, Civil Engineering gives expression to the core imaginative and creative dimensions of man and also balance the need of humanity at the same time. I love Civil Engineering
work life balance seems so bad tho. im looking into CE as a degree but just came out of a stressful career kinda like it. is part time do able or work from home half the time?
I can honestly say, this is way beyond my skill set 😂 great video I hope you inspire a generation of civil engineering. Very entertaining points
Michael Evans - Earn, Save, Invest haha thanks man, hopefully! I appreciate you checking out the channel
Honestly I have been wondering about some of these things. Nice job bro
thanks man! I appreciate you taking the time to watch! Glad I could help.
Good job, Kienen! You speak so well! Keep up the great work!
thank you Lauren! Appreciate you checking out the channel!
This is amazing ✨, thank you so much, I am definitely going for construction engineering ❤️😍
Great video. Thanks a lot man
Your attitude and videos are amazing
thanks Brodie. I'm in my second year, and it is hard work. physics got me in a rut, math skills could be a bit more polished, and I need to get it together. thank you.
me gusto mucho tu explicacion y muy detallada sobre la ingenieria civil gracia.
Construction engineering sounds awesome! I think I'll do that
You helped me so much thank you!!!!
This has always been my dream ever since I was born. I would like to go for the site construction engineer because I really love the field work. Sound so cool and interesting
Good info and encouragement!
thank you!
I studied electrical engineering but civil engineering is so fascinating. I wanna learn more just for the same of learning.
Thanks for the encouragement
You are an Amazing Mentor Kienen 😊
I've learnt a lot from this thank you. I have a question: I'm currently in 11th grade and I really aspire to understand the career just as much as you do. Does going to university mean I'll gain all this understanding you have?
Mad hours!!! That is exactly why I chose to be a designer instead of a construction engineer. I don’t know how you guys can work so many hours and and still enjoy your personal interests.
work life balance seems so bad . im looking into CE as a degree but just came out of a stressful career kinda like it. is part time do able or work from home half the time? waht do you mean by designer. i think we think alike on the hours for engineer. to go to school and suffer through all that to work like some dog our at in traffic and office....
Woow well explained I really enjoyed this video. Lol if I was to pick engineering the info you dished out would have allowed me to make decisions very well
Thank you for watching the video! I appreciate it!
Wow!!! It sounds like a lot of work... but you really make it sound so exciting!!!! 🤩🤩
haha I do love it!
Love this! I’m retired but I wish I’d watched your video 50 years ago and I might have picked a different career
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching
Awesome video man! I'm a mechanical engineer!
Pierce Jordan - Personal Finance thanks man! I appreciate you checking out the channel!
thankyou so much for giving me inspiration ❤️
Thanks for your support 🤙
I really love civil engineering course.............. thanks for motivation
Awesome!
This video motivates me to be a civil engineer
Im really confused on what to choose as my specialisation. On one hand most subject in the university are about the design part i feel it would be a waste to study so much just to ignore it. On the other hand construction sounds really cool
great video!
You’re so cute and funny, Engr! You really made my day. I’m glad I clicked on your video. Liked, subscribed, and turned on the notification bell. :)
Thanks so much!
Great stuff currently in a graduate position and in construction engineering is exactly how it is at the moment
Good to hear!
"reinforcing for the column is 6" in the wrong spot" .....hmm..... that sounds familiar.
Great video! I'm going to send this to people when they ask me what I do for a living
Haha yup, we’ve all been there! Thank you for watching!
Hi 👋 I’m a final year civil engineering student in China 👩🏾🎓 and I’m here thinking what to do next😩 well I plan to do some internship after my grad 🥂 thanks for this video
Fascinating! How often do you change your desktop backgrounds?
Lol if I were better at recording videos and could finish within half an hour, they’d never change
@@KienenKoga lol
Interesting!, do you guys do a lot of physical work or is it mostly desk work?
This sounds fun, construction engineer looks fun
Interesting. I am starting with my civil engineering internship tomorrow, so I am hoping for the best.
Best of luck!
How is it going so far?
The video was awesome but I’ll like to ask u what are basic things u need to know in a journey of trying to take up a civil engineering as a career
How interesting !!ngl your video make me want to become a civil engineer so badly
awesome!
I want to get into this field, but what did you do to gain experience? What other qualifications will i need after I get my degree?
Nice !
Thank you for this video.
I wanted to ask that is Civil engineering technology (civil technician) same as constructional engineer ? ?
I am Geotechnical Engineer.... you know, the other exciting part of Civil Engineering,, just that we play with the soil and rock,,, Yeeeeeeeeeeeeey... Great vid
Did you major in civil engineering or geology?
@@xiomaragamez7991 Civil
Engineering all the way❤ may God help us
I've been thinking about going to school but I'm very nervous about it because I haven't been to school in a while.
We are pushing first year.
Love how this video was funny
Is it difficult for a construction engineer to switch to the design side of things or vice versa? Still not sure which I would prefer more.
It isn't really, are you willing to continually learn? Do you actually like the day in day out of the other work? An internship answers that question. Lastly are depending on how far you are, are you financially stable overall
I am sooo stuck between architecture and civil engineering
Someday I'll be one of them.
Is it a good idea to get into a trade and go for civil engineering at the same time ?
awesome video. thank you!!
Do you know more about electrician and other trade because I'm doing electrician but I don't know whether it is also stable or not?
I am a mechanical engineering student watching what do civil engineers do :D
In your video when you mention Design Engineer, is that the same as Civil Engineer? At University of Houston, there are 2 different majors Civil Engineer and Construction Engineer, there are no Design Engineer. Thanks
Hi there, i'm studying civil for a year and a half now and this last three months i've been learning about cement and i find it out so boring and it makes me doubt my decision about chooshing civil (although i've always liked courses like statics or designing sth) but i don't know me feeling about cements which is kindda the most important thing in our degree is an alert that i'm in a wrong place or not. I'd be glad to know your opinion
Understood. I would try to get an internship first in a field youre interested in. Working the job is so much different than the classroom.
I like your video
Which is better or easier civil engineer or construction project manager?
Thanks a lot sir…
Appreciate it!
So what do you reckon is more technical the design engineer or the site construction engineers
Do you get much time to yourself
I'm fourth year civil engineering student. Sir, what should i be focused on and what points should i know in detail?
Where did the poop go? Pipes! That were civilly engineered.
Keep dropping wisdom bombs!
nudis_verbis haha thank you! I appreciate you watching!
What is the difference between Civil Engineering and Construction Management?
"Where did the poop go?"
That one got me
The million dollar question…
i have a question would civil engineering relate to me building medical gas system, domestic water system for hospital and commercial buildings?
To become a construction site engineer, which degree is better, a civil engineering degree or a construction engineering degree or a construction management degree?? Also what’s the difference between a construction site engineer and a construction manager??
Any one of those degrees are fine. CE and CM are likely more focused and applicable to the industry, civil engineering gives you more options to go into design if construction ends up being not for you. The site engineer will likely be part of the project, in the details, directly affecting the job, while a CM is more of an oversight of the contractor of the job; you wont necessarily know exactly how things are going to get done, but you’ll have a general idea of what the contractor should be doing.
Where should a fresh civil engineering graduate work if his/her final goal is to become a real estate developer?Consultant or contractor?
This is an awesome question. To me, construction because it teaches you more about cost of materials and labor. So you can see true value in the build of a home. As a consultant/designer you may be able to draw and stamp your own plans, but in construction you can create relationships with more people and ultimately have the greatest understanding and appreciation for real estate value. And starting in construction can also lead you to development which can give you an even better perspective about real estate. Hope that helps!
I already got my AA Degree and have to work on my Bachelor Degree on Summer 2021 . I’ve been trying to get some experience but the job application says needs Bachelor’s Degree but don’t have yet and the term intern or entry level for me is someone who wants to try out a field but the application jobs is like “ Oh no you need Bachelors Degree” if you know anything please let me know so I can start at least so I get experience.THANKS
hey im looking to have a better work life balance and 6 to 5 with traffic everyday isnt it, but i want to do engineering is there part times or work from home. i left the military to not be a workaholic and focus on the good stuff. is there hope or should i look at other degrees im really far into researching CE and like it.
Do you have any message to civil engineering students
Hello, can PE construction stamp PE structural or geotechnical drawings? Thank you!
So would it be the design engieer designs and the comstruction engineer makes sure everything sorta going to plan
Good information sir thank U sir,,,Is BTech civil student can become structural engr??,,pls reply sir,,
Nice video, i wish i had seen it before, im about to finish an industrial engineering degree, but ended up not liking it so much
Is there a path that that is 50/50 ( design/contruction) ? Or is it one or the other.
How long it takes to study civil engineering after gratuating as a physicist?
Hey can becoming a journeyman carpenter help push someone into becoming a civil engineer?
Then there's us technicians.... Installing the hvac, plumb work, and electrical, and then carpenters that take yalls prints and bring them to life.
Do you think someone with social anxiety and lack of social skills would hurt you in this job?
i think it would for any job
but engineers work with other people like architects and other engineers right ?
is civil engineering and construction manager like the same jobs ?? im so confused
Haha sorry, yes it can get confusing. Civil engineering I see as more of a design job while construction is geared to the field work; aka construction engineering.
s it possible to find work as a civil engineer or a site superviser after collegue degree? Nvq 6 level
I'm a bsc civil engineering undergraduate in my final year. What about working in Japan as a civil engineer?
if it fits your lifestyle needs I dont see why not. Don't know much about working there though.
I’m 15 and thinking about being a civil engineer any advice
If you decide to to a civ eng major at uni please makes sure you understand physics as well as math. In high school I didn’t take physics too seriously cause i thought physics is a type of math and math was the most important. Not true at all. I’m in my final year with a bachelor of civil engineering and it really was a struggle. I failed some classes where I had to repeat all of them. It’s important you understand the concepts and not just do practice questions but doing both.
I'm a civil engineer and i don't recommend it at all
( Sunburn / dirty / unstable Sites...)
Is design engineer the same thing as structural engineer?
Hello sir please help me to how to find job in other countries. I am from India.
Hey man any advice for us newcomers