The Civil engineer

That is engaged:

The engineer on building is a manufacturer of works, i.e. the construction superintendent, he supervises over works, installation of designs, carries out control over quality.

In the design organizations engineers perform works on complex designing: an architectural, constructive part (an electrical supply, heating and ventilation, plumbing and sanitary, low-current systems Ч phone, the fire alarm system, telesupervision, etc.). Besides,the develop ment of general layouts of projected complexes where roads, excavations, the building organization enter. A line of activity of builders is very wide Ч except erection of buildings, industrial complexes, factories, factories, they project bridges, hydraulic engineering constructions, dams, dams and etc.

Trade pluses:

The engineer-designer, except direct designing, is engaged also in architectural supervision: goes on objects over which the company works, and watches performance of works.

Personal qualities:

It is important not to be afraid of height, to be physically and ready to work in any weather conditions.

Work place:

To begin career in building sphere quite simple: a competition low, demand for experts the high. After institute there are two variants Ч to go in for designing or building. Skilled experts consider that for successful career it is necessary to try both.

Career and the salary:

Career usually begins with a post of the master or the foreman. Then it is possible to become the construction superintendent, the chief of a site, the chief engineer. The number of many known design organizations has the people who have passed a way from the simple engineer to the head.

"Plug" of incomes of experts is wide enough: from $700 for graduates of high schools and students of last years to $1500 and above for design engineers, engineers-designers. For example, the civil engineer of elite cottage settlements in the large company can count on $1600-2000. Salaries of construction superintendents Ч from $1000 to 2000, depending on complexity of projects and experience.