What does a civil engineer do?

Answer by  patti (29325)

Civil engineers plan, design, and direct the construction and maintenance of highways/roadways, airports, waste water systems, bridges, housing developments and a host of other facilities. They might work in a specific areas, like construction, solid waste management, land development, energy development and/or conservation. They can work in transportation, write specs, do structural design and costs estimates.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Civil engineers design infrastructure. They design roads, buildings, water works, sewer plants, and waste water systems. They often design dams, bridges, levees and power plants. They sometimes design man made lakes and flood control.

Answer by  Eileen (49)

A civil engineer is responsible for designing and planning the building of a foundation or the infrastructure of traffic. Employment areas are railroads, state or county, military and architectural firms.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Civil engineers design roads, sewers, bridges, highways, grading and hill excavation, runways, electrical power line routes, phone line networks, and other infrastructure.