What is Civil Engineering?
Civil engineering covers everything built around us, such as:
- Roads
- Railways
- Schools
- Offices
- Hospitals
- Services – Water/Electricity/Gas/Telecommunications
All of these types of construction projects will have relied on civil engineers’ innovation, imagination, and expertise.
However, in today’s world, these existing projects have aged and are likely to need some level of reconstruction. Civil engineers are now required to lead construction projects to rebuild, repair, and upgrade structures of all types, making it a highly desired and lucrative field.
What do Civil Engineers do?
Because civil engineering is so broad, and people can specialise in very specific areas, there is no such thing as a typical day.
Furthermore, technological advancements require civil engineers to commit to lifelong learning in order to keep their knowledge current.
Some civil engineers develop construction information for projects from an office base or as part of a remote team.
Other civil engineers will carry out site visits, and some projects will require them to be based on-site full-time.
Their specialisations, expertise, and job function will influence what they do on a daily basis.
Examples of Civil Engineer Tasks
Day-to-day civil engineering tasks typically include:
- Working with clients and other professionals involved in a project
- Technical or feasibility assessments involving on-site investigations
- Creating designs by utilising a variety of computer software programmes
- Completing complex calculations
- Resolving any design and development issues that arise on a project
- Managing a project’s budget or resources
- Ensuring that material and equipment orders and deliveries are scheduled
- Making sure that the project complies with regulatory standards
- Evaluating project environmental impact
Civil Engineering Yorkshire
Civil engineering is at the heart of Alan Wood & Partners, just as it is at the heart of improving our communities.
To ensure that your civil engineering requirements are met, we understand how focused planning, design, management, and delivery effort must be matched with client and community values.
We offer the following civil engineering services:
- Drainage including sustainable solutions
- Ground works
- Earthworks
- Foundations
- Housing
- Marine works
- Roads & highways
- Road design
- Topographic surveys
We have over 50 years of experience and use it to provide the most practical, inventive, and effective civil engineering solutions in Yorkshire and beyond.
Learn more about Alan Wood & Partners’ civil engineering services.
