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Civil engineers design, build, and maintain infrastructure like roads, bridges, water systems, and more. Their work involves specialties such as transportation, coastal engineering, structures, environment, and construction. Civil engineers working as contractors, consultants, project managers, or clients carry out everyday activities like planning, executing, monitoring, and closing infrastructure projects according to their role.

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Civil engineers design, build, and maintain infrastructure like roads, bridges, water systems, and more. Their work involves specialties such as transportation, coastal engineering, structures, environment, and construction. Civil engineers working as contractors, consultants, project managers, or clients carry out everyday activities like planning, executing, monitoring, and closing infrastructure projects according to their role.

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Construction and the Civil Engineer

Kavita Ramnarine-Ramsawak
BSc. Civil Eng., MSc. Coastal Eng. & Mngmt,
M.ASCE, MAPETT, R.Eng
• Civil engineers design, build, and maintain the
foundation for our modern society – our roads
What is Civil and bridges, drinking water and energy
systems, sea ports and airports, and the
Engineering? infrastructure for a cleaner environment.
• Spans a host of specialties:
It deals with the • Transportation
built environment • Coastal Engineering
• Structural
• Environmental
• Geotechnical
• Construction
• Architectural
• Engineering Mechanics and more (ASCE)
Natural
Environment

Environment =
surroundings
which can be
natural, man-made
or a combination
of these
Built Environment

Built Environment
= created by man
with or without the
aid of the natural
environment
What is a project?
• It's a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique
product, service or result.
• A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and
end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.
• And a project is unique in that it is not a routine operation, but
a specific set of operations designed to accomplish a singular
goal. So a project team often includes people who don’t
usually work together – sometimes from different
organizations and across multiple geographies.
(PMI)
Projects can be categorized into 5 areas

• Initiating
• Planning
• Executing
• Monitoring and Controlling
• Closing
Role of the Civil Engineer
Civil Engineers can work for a variety of different
companies and play different roles such as working for:
• Contractor
• Consultant
• Project Management
• Client
Activity
Project: A School is to be built in Downtown POS for a
capacity of 500 students. Discuss everyday activities that
will be carried out by a Civil Engineer who is working for
the:
• Contractor
• Consultant
• Project Manager
• Client
Everyday Activities

Client
• Initiating : Decides needs and wants of the project, has
meetings with consultants, architects, etc.
• Planning : Shortlisting who will be given to execute and
manage the project
• Executing : Entering into contracts
• Monitoring and Controlling : Keeping abreast of timeline
and budget, releasing funds
• Closing: Final payments and certificates, Accepting dossier
packages, opening facility for utilization
Everyday Activities

Project Manager
• Initiating : Obtaining all information on Project – most
revised drawings, designs, Site Visits, sending out tender
packages
• Planning : Coordination of activities, set up meetings,
• Executing : Tender Evaluations, Issuance of contracts,
initiating payments
• Monitoring and Controlling : Ensure that project is in
accordance with time and budget requirements
• Closing: handing over site to client, site visits
Everyday Activities

Consultant
• Initiating : Obtaining design criteria, specifications,, site
visits
• Planning : Planning the design process from foundation to
finish
• Executing : Design calculations, Drawings
• Monitoring and Controlling :Simulations to design,
Reviewing of Drawings
• Closing: Finalizing designs and drawings. Issuing of them to
client, meetings
Everyday Activities

Contractor
• Initiating : Reading Drawings, seeking clarification, Extracting
material lists, Site Visits
• Planning : Planning the order and schedule of works, Requests for
materials, the types of materials and equipment needed, site visits
• Executing : Actual construction of building or structure, site visits
• Monitoring and Controlling : Inspection of Works, ensuring that
drawings and specifications are adhered to, site visits
• Closing: Obtaining completion certificates, doing dossier Packages,
site visits
References
• Opening Graphic by Yasmin Alanis of the Noun Project
• ASCE
• PMI
• The Building Construction Handbook

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