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"CIVIL ENGINEERING JOB PROSPECT"

Description of Civil Engineering major

What is civil engineering? Civil engineering is a field of science that studies the planning/design, manufacturing, management/management, and conservation of various facilities and systems to support a city, rural, and urban area. This means that a civil engineering graduate needs to master knowledge related to design (when designing), construction (when developing and compiling a management system), to environmental maintenance (when looking at the impact of development from various aspects).

The types of buildings referred to here include many things, such as office buildings, bridges, roads, airports, stations, housing complexes, and various other public facilities. Therefore, the choice of research topics is also very diverse, such as bridges and riverbanks/seasides, road design, technology to protect humans from disasters such as; floods and earthquakes, as well as environmental conservation in an area.

This engineering study program is a study program that has many enthusiasts in Indonesia because many of its graduates can produce great works in the form of magnificent and sturdy buildings. Students who take this major are sometimes equated with Architecture Study Program or Urban and Regional Planning Engineering. These three programs are different. However, in the world of work, these three study programs are interrelated. This can be exemplified if the three study programs are placed in a development project, Urban and Regional Planning Engineering will design the infrastructure required by an area and test services based on social and economic conditions. Then, the plan will be transferred to the Architect who is in charge of designing the building design according to function and aesthetics. Until finally, it was Civil Engineering who translated the design technically and then executed it in the field. So, while studying at the Civil Engineering Department, you will learn from building design drawings, calculating the strength of building structures, foundations, soil structures, water structures, marine, and coastal characteristics, transportation, traffic, cost calculations, project planning, and so on. The focus of studies offered by the Civil Engineering department includes; Geotechnical, Building Structure, Hydro (Water), Transportation, Environment, etc. The focus of this study also depends on the College where you study.

As an illustration, some of the courses that we can meet in the Civil Engineering department include; Building Drawings and Structures, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Transportation Engineering, Highway Geometry, Steel Structures, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Airports, Seaports, Heavy Equipment Management, Irrigation, and Waterworks Engineering, Engineering Geology, Soil Surveying, etc.

We will take all these courses for 4 years or 8 semesters. And if we have completed education in the Department of Civil Engineering, we will get a Bachelor of Engineering or abbreviated as S.T. Competencies expected from a Bachelor of Engineering are able to design, implement, and supervise the development process by considering various aspects (economics, safety, occupational health, sustainability, and the environment).

 Skills to be Learned from the Civil Engineering Department

• Apart from knowledge, you will also learn some important transferable skills. These skills will make your career easier in the future, even if you don't work in civil engineering:

• Technical skills: a strong foundation in mathematics and physics enables civil engineering graduates to have a good understanding of the technical side of construction. Expertise in numbers and numeracy make civil engineering graduates an attractive workforce in many fields.

• Problem-solving skills: civil engineering students are trained to find problems and solutions quickly. They are required to find practical and applicable solutions.

• Project management and organizational skills: civil engineering students can predict and calculate budgets quickly.

• IT skills: civil engineering students are familiar with complex software to help with building design, calculations, and so on.

• Creative: Civil engineering graduates must continue to improvise and be creative in providing solutions. Creative ideas make them produce better buildings than before.

• Communication and negotiation skills: able to explain technical terms to clients and other team members.

• Ability to work in groups and work independently if needed.

 

CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCHES

1. Construction Management

This branch studies management in construction work, for example, managing costs or finances, managing construction time so that it is completed on time, and other things related to management in planning a building. From this program, development project managers/construction companies were born.

2. Geotechnical

Geotechnical studies the structure on which a building is erected in detail. For example, soil condition is one of the influencing factors in a development project. Geotechnical experts analyze soil properties and determine whether the soil in a place is good and suitable for constructing a building.

3. Transportation

Civil engineering students are also equipped with transportation system knowledge, including planning and its application in life. It is intended that civil engineering graduates have knowledge that can be applied in the construction of toll roads, highways, airport construction, port construction, and other transportation facilities.

4. Hydrology/Hydraulics

Civil engineering students also learn about water. This hydraulics lesson covers distribution, problems, handling, and control of waters. This knowledge will later be applied in development related to water structures such as reservoirs, dams, and ports. In addition, this science is also used for irrigation and urban drainage.

5. Building Structure

It discusses building materials, for example, glass, wood, steel, concrete, and others. This discussion aims to make civil engineering students know what the properties of building materials are good and suitable to be used as construction materials.

 

WORK PROSPECTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT GRADUATES

The infrastructure is continuously built to improve the comfort of people's lives. Therefore, there are always job vacancies for civil engineering majors. According to the latest data from the American Bureau of Labor, the annual salary of those in civil engineering careers ranges from $68,220 - $82,220. The following are some examples of civil engineering jobs:

1. Building Construction Consultant / Contractor

Graduates majoring in civil engineering can work in the field of building construction, for example in positions as structural engineer, site engineer, drafter, and estimator.

2. Development programs or projects

Civil engineering students will be able to work on a development plan, such as roads, toll roads, bridges, hospitals, dams, and others. Our country is one of the countries that is still intensifying development, so being a civil engineering student and later participating in a career in the construction of facilities is a good opportunity.

3. Civil Servants (PNS)

Government agencies also need civil engineering graduates. For example, agencies and agencies such as the regional planning agency, PMU-Bina Marga, hospitals, the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources, the city planning and landscaping offices.

. State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN)

Some SOEs also provide vacancies for engineering graduates, for example in Cipta Karya (Planning), Waskita Karya (Building), Hutama Karya (Roads and Bridges), and other SOEs.

5. Construction Engineer

A construction engineer is responsible for the design, management, and supervision of various construction projects, be it building projects, roads, bridges, waterways, sewage systems, etc. where the building should be built. In addition, construction engineers must also predict problems that may arise in the next few years after the building is finished, and how to solve them. In their work, construction engineers will work closely with architects, construction managers, planning departments, and surveyors.

6. Structural Engineer

Generally, a structural engineer acts as a consultant to architects and contractors. After an architect has finished designing a building, a structural engineer will make a number of calculations and estimates, such as what building materials will be used, estimate the durability of building materials (eg in extreme weather such as snow, summer), then discuss with other team members, such as engineers. building materials and environmentalists. Structural engineers also deal with building demolitions, or building maintenance. During and after the building is built, the structural engineer will visit the site to make sure everything is going according to the procedures and steps specified.

7. Building Control Surveyor

The responsibility of this profession is to ensure that all building projects comply with applicable laws and regulations. Testing the durability of foundations, building materials, drainage, and other inspections is also the responsibility of the building control surveyor. If a project does not meet the criteria stated in the regulations and laws, the building control surveyor needs to provide a solution, taking into account the budget and possible delays. They will also be asked to survey buildings damaged by natural disasters, and provide solutions on how to rebuild, or repair.

8. Aquatic Resources Engineer

This profession is responsible for building water supply facilities. In designing aquatic systems, they must consider the design, management, and maintenance of the system (underground wells, natural springs). This profession ensures that the surrounding community can obtain hygienic and contamination-free water resources. In their work, the water resource engineer works closely with the structural engineer to obtain information on the construction of dams or other water structures.

9. Building Maintenance Engineer

This profession takes care of the design, installation, and maintenance of all the services needed for a building to function properly, be it lighting, electric power, water, security systems, emergency systems, and so on.

10. General Field

Civil engineering graduates still have various alternatives, for example, they can work in state-owned enterprises that are not related to the construction industry for development, such as Telkom and PLN. The work carried out by civil engineering graduates at this company is for example in telecommunications tower infrastructure and dams for power plants. Private companies can also be a place to work for civil engineering graduates, including oil and mining companies.