Civil and Structural Engineering - Introduction
Potential careers
The vast majority of graduates from these courses make direct use of their knowledge of Civil and / or Structural Engineering to enter employment in the construction or engineering sectors, many with well-known employers, others with smaller more specialised firms. Typical job titles are: Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Site Engineer, Contracts Engineer, Rail Engineer. A number move into more specialist engineering roles such as Submarine Engineer, Explosives Engineer, Assistant Architect, Geotechnical Engineer. Smaller numbers enter roles which use their analytical and problem-solving skills in other technical fields such as IT, for example as programmers, or in completely different fields such as banking or teaching English as a foreign language.
What graduates do - short term and longer term career paths
Understanding what recent graduates from your subject have gone on to do can be a valuable source of information to help in career planning, but bear in mind that what you choose to do will be a personal decision based on many other factors such as: what you are good at, what you enjoy and what you want from work.
Civil and Structural Engineering - what University of Sheffield graduates do six months after graduation
This data was collected six months after graduation, so although useful, it doesn't provide a reliable indicator of longer term career paths. Some graduates are still in transition and may be in short term jobs, mainly in administrative, retail and customer service roles, developing further skills and experience while at the same time job hunting, travelling or taking time out.
Graduate case studies
Read about the longer term career paths of University of Sheffield Civil and Structural Engineering graduates.
What do graduates do? - the national picture
The national Prospects website provides an overview of the graduate jobs market.
Our approach to employability
The University of Sheffield is committed to developing your employability.