After passing out from civil engineering or after some years there are various ways to develop your career in civil engineering. Follow on to know more about that.
Join Software Courses
So first of all, every civil engineer need to know any one engineering software must especially AutoCAD. AutoCAD is a basic software for Drafting or designing. By joining software courses you will get to know about the various works you can do with different software. There are various software you can study for different purposes. For Example, Revit, Sketchup, Staad etc…
Every construction firms or architecture firms deal with software, so if you want to build a career in Civil Engineering as a architectural modeller, design engineer or structural engineer you can choose this option.
Go For Site Supervision or Site Engineering
Another option is getting into the site supervision area, where you will get a better idea of what’s happening in the construction sites and it will be a good opportunity for you to start. But this option will be more suitable for Boys because most of the girls choose office work over site work as it is hard for them.
At first of your training period you need to constantly stand in the site for looking at the works and managing the workers. If you have back-paper no need to worry you can still opt this work as back-paper will not be a barrier and you can clear the papers while working too and can build a career in civil engineering.
Do Freelance Drafting and Modelling
If you have better understanding of how to draw plan and how to model a building, then you can take freelance work for that. At first you can start this by doing the works of your close circle relations and you can expand it by references. Before starting to do the freelance working, you need to develop good knowledge about the current building rules and all.
Start your own Construction Firm
This need to be implemented of you have proper backup and proper knowledge and experience in civil engineering works or you have to include a team member who have experience in that. You need to have construction licence to register your firm, and If you have engineers licence you can draw your own plans and you can work on it.
You need to work on Building Codes. You have to start by doing small projects as you are new to the field and by the time and experience changes you can proceed to do larger works. If you succeed in this setup the it will be a huge turning point in your career in civil engineering.
Prepare for Competitive Exams
If you are planning to get a Govt Job as engineer you should join competitive exam courses. The competition for this type of exams are very high so any body wishes to join government services in the field of civil engineering need to prepare hardly. You have to attend as much exam as possible because experience is the key.
Do Master’s in Civil Engineering
If you have masters degree then you can choose your career as a assistant professor to lecture in colleges. Also in INDIA you need to Pass G.A.T.E Exam to join a better college to study masters and if you pass GATE exam the that will also help you to get a job in some public sector govt organizations.
These are the 6 ways to get a good career in civil engineering, if you follow any of these methods it will be good for your future as civil engineering is a vast field that can be explored for more.