Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering Technicians design, construct and maintain the Built Environment on which our modern societies depend. Civil Engineering includes our Roads and Railways, the Supply of Safe Water, Sewage and Wastewater treatment, our Buildings and Bridges, our Airports and Electricity Generation. Ensuring that we protect our natural environment while maintaining this critical infrastructure is an increasingly important part of what Civil Engineers and Civil Engineering Technicians do.
Prominent examples of Civil Engineering Projects around the globe include the Brooklyn Bridge, the Hoover Dam, the Panama Canal, the Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Scheme, the Channel Tunnel joining England and France, the towering Eiffel Tower in Paris and the London Underground System. In recent years in Ireland, significant projects have included the Dublin Port Tunnel, the creation of the Irish Motorway Network, The Luas light rail system in Dublin and the amazing Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge over the River Barrow.
Studying this course will give you the skills to work as a Civil Engineering Technician and play an important role in the Design, Construction and Maintenance of vital Civil Engineering projects. You will be able to work for Consultants, Contractors, Developers, Local Authorities and Utility Companies such as Irish Water and the ESB. The employment prospects for Civil Engineering Technicians are excellent with demand exceeding supply!
