SANTO DOMINGO –Civil engineering is a field rich in functions, offering professionals in this branch a wide range of career options. Here are 20 of the main ones:
- Buildings for commercial, residential and state use.
- Maintenance of aqueducts and their corresponding drainage works, sanitary installations such as drinking water systems, sewage systems and wastewater treatment.
Hydromechanical installations (water supply). - Projects aimed at harnessing hydroelectric power and other alternative sources.
Urban, rural, and regional sanitation works, and erosion control works. - Development of state-run urban planning and organization of public services related to hygiene, transportation and communications.
- River correction and regulation works.
- Testing and consulting services related to: Soil mechanics and geological studies.
Seismic risk analysis and seismic resistance in buildings. - Urban, rural and transport planning, evaluating its profitability and social impact.
- Urban permits and subdivisions under the horizontal property regime.
- Traffic studies in urban and rural areas.
- Water resources management and hydrological studies.
- Construction of civil works, working as a project designer or site manager.
- Topographic, cartographic, geodetic and cadastral work, drawing the graphic representation of a terrain in the form of a map that shows the relief of its surface.
- Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and University Administration.
- Inspector of public infrastructure: housing, buildings, roads, water supply and treatment.
- In the Geology Area, it collects, evaluates and analyzes information, topographic, soil characteristics, adverse environmental conditions such as strong winds or seismic activity to establish a firm foundation design, complying with safety and feasibility requirements.
- Structural analyst, performs calculations and computations of the work, beams, columns, foundations and evaluates through tests the resistance of the materials used in the construction and their mechanical properties (such as steel, concrete, soils, rocks, plastics), as well as the loads they support, in addition to considering the capacity to resist strong seismic impacts.
- Consulting in the public sector; their services are required in the ministries of Public Works, Housing, and others.
- Consulting in the private sector, collaborating with construction companies, consulting firms, professional association companies, joint ventures and private contractors for recovery and maintenance works.
- In the free exercise of the profession, he can dedicate himself to teaching, private consulting, giving technical courses and additionally has the license to approve and certify the execution of works verifying that they comply with the regulatory parameters.
- Structural analysis.
Source: Beta Engineer
