Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours)

Civil engineers work for construction companies, consulting firms, project management companies, transport companies and governments. You could specialise in:

• structural engineering - design buildings, bridges, airports, railways, and towers, and the suitability of materials for infrastructure projects
• water engineering - design and manage water supply, control and treatment systems
• transport and traffic engineering – plan, investigate and optimise transport systems
• geotechnical engineering - design foundations, support structures, assess stability of slopes and tunnels.

Civil engineering is flexible and diverse. You might prefer to work onsite, in design and development, or a leadership role managing people and projects. Typical positions include:

Remarkably, engineering is the most commonly held degree among the highest performing Fortune 500 CEOs – the CEOs of companies such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla Motors are all engineers.

The combined degree advantage: Your environmental engineering skills will help you enter environmental consulting roles in contracting firms, technology transfer companies, environmental remediation companies, fisheries and forestry. Employers will value the depth and diversity of your skills and you’ll be well placed to take up leadership roles in engineering.