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Career Opportunities for Majors in Civil Engineering

Introduction
Every day, from the water faucet to the highway, you see the work of civil and environmental engineers in action. In fact, you don't just see their work-you use it. Whether you're driving across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, gazing up at the Empire State Building, or canoeing down the Delaware River, you're benefiting from the innovation and ingenuity of engineers who specialize in planning, designing, and supervising the construction of suspension bridges, water treatment facilities, transit systems, and even space satellites. At Rutgers' Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, respected researchers and inquisitive engineers-in-training work together to serve New Jersey and the nation with groundbreaking ideas designed to make our world a better place.

Civil engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many technical specialties. Civil engineers plan, design, and supervise the construction of facilities essential to modern life. These facilities vary widely in nature, size, and scope and include space satellites and launching facilities, offshore structures, bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit systems, dams, airports, harbors, water supply and wastewater treatment plants. Civil engineers work in diversified areas such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, transportation engineering, ocean and coastal engineering, and construction engineering.

A Sample of Related Occupations

Airport EngineerGeological EngineerWaterworks Engineer
Building Plans ExaminerGeologistProduction Engineer
CartographerHazardous Waste SpecialistProject Engineer
City EngineerHighway DesignerPublic Utilities Manager
Construction Equipment DesignHydraulic EngineerRailroad Engineer
Cooperative Extension AgentHydrogeologistSanitary Engineer
Design EngineerIndustrial Traffic ManagerStructural Engineer
Director, Traffic & PlanningIrrigation EngineerTransportation Engineer
Drafter, CivilLandscape ArchitectUrban/Regional Planner
Drafter, StructuralMeteorologistWaste Mngmt. Engineer, Radioactive Materials
Drainage Design CoordinatorMining EngineerWater Pollution Control
Environmental EngineerNatural Resources Manager Water/Wastewater Plant Supervisor
Forest EngineerOceanographer 

Types of Employers

Private & Nonprofit Organizations
Architectural FirmsElectronics ManufacturersManufacturing Firms
Auto IndustryEngineering FirmsPharmaceutical Companies
BanksEnvironmental OrganizationsPublic Utilities
Colleges & UniversitiesHospitalsResearch Facilities
Construction FirmsHotelsRetail Organizations
Consulting FirmsInsurance Companies 

Government Agencies
Army Corps of EngineersFarmers Home AdministrationNational Inst. of Standards & Tech.
Bureau of ReclamationFederal Aviation AdministrationNuclear Regulatory Commission
Defense Mapping AgencyFed. Emergency Mgmt. AgencyTennessee Valley Authority
Department of StateFederal Highway AdministrationUrban Mass Transportation Auth.
Dept. of TransportationForest ServiceU.S. Geological Survey
Environ. Protection AgencyGeneral Services AdministrationU.S. Navy

Jobs Obtained by Rutgers Graduates

First Jobs of Recent Graduates
Assistant Engineer, Killiam AssociatesEngineering Assistant, Dome-Tech Engineering
Asst. Municipal Engineer, Maplewood TownshipField Engineer, K. Albert Associates
Capital Project Consultant, DeloitteField Engineer, USDA
Civil Engineer, Birdsall EngineeringHighway Engineer I, Maryland State Highway Admin.
Civil Engineer, Goodkind & O'DeaHydrographic Surveyor, Cashman Dredging
Civil Engineer Trainee, Port Authority of NY & NJJunior Engineer, NY State Dept. of Transportation
Civil/Highway Engineer, Gannett FlemingProduct Manager, Stonhard
Construction Inspector, Edwards & Kelcey, Inc.Project Engineer, Bovis Lend Lease
Design Engineer, Conesco Industries, Inc.Project Engineer, Edwards & Kelcey, Inc.
Engineer, Taylor Wiseman & TaylorPower School Controls Engineer, Bechtel
Engineer/Estimator, Neelam Construction Corp.Sales Support/Civil Engineer, Icon Equipment Dist.
Engineer's Assistant, CME AssociatesStructural Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Engineering Aide, McClain Contracting Corp. Structural Engineer, Stone & Webster

Jobs of Experienced Alumni (advanced degree information is not available)
Assoc. Management Engineer, Port Auth. of NY & NJProject Manager, Turner Construction Co.
Borough Engineer, Borough of PrincetonSenior Associate/PM, LGA Engineering
Chairman, Yates Restoration Group LTDSenior Construction Engineer, Bechtel Power Corp.
Chief Civil Engineer, Ebasco Services, Inc.Senior Project/Cost Engineer, JA Jones Construction Group
Chief Engineer, Regional Design, NJDOT (Cert. in Public Administration)Senior Tunnel Inspector, HRC, Inc.
County Engineer, Middlesex County Engineer's OfficeSenior Vice President, Structure Tone
Director of Contruction, Republic Properties Corp.Site Manager, Groundwater Technology
Division Manager, PMK Group (MS, Engineering Management)Structural Engineer, Stone & Webster
Environ. Engineer, U.S. Environ. Protection Agy.Structural Project Engineer, Berger Lehman Assoc.
Management Engineer, Port Auth. of NY & NJTraffic Engineer, City of Escondido
Manager, Hazardous Waste Project, Enviro-Sciences, Inc.Vice President, Birdsall Engineering
Project Manager, Schoor DePalma 

Graduate Schools Attended

Manhattan College, MS, Civil EngineeringRutgers University, MS, Civil Engineering
MIT, MS, Civil EngineeringStandford University, MS, Structural Engineering
Miami University, MS, EngineeringUniversity of Mississippi, Certificate, Engineering Management
NJIT, MS, Engineering Management 

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