Civil engineers will always remain in demand as development of infrastructure i.e. construction of buildings, skyscrapers, roads, highways, dams, bridges, water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants etc to name a few, rely on their expertise and talent.

CIVIL ENGINEERING CAREER IN GOVERNMENT SECTOR:

Working in the government sector not just comes with stability and good salary but also with the factor of job security. Indian Engineering Services is one of the sought after field as it provides almost equal benefits as offered to IAS officers and Civil Servants. The versatility of the civil engineering branch exists in the fact that it has ample opportunities for all. Equal numbers of opportunities are available for Civil engineers both in government as well as in the private sector. The profiles in the government sector include Assistant Engineer, Assistant Executive Engineer, Executive Engineer, Chief Engineer etc, and starts from Trainee Engineer to Chief Executive Officer in the private sector.

CIVIL ENGINEERING CAREER IN PRIVATE SECTOR:

In private sector, jobs for civil engineers are offered in construction and design. A civil engineer with a good knowledge of CAD Software, Finite Element Analysis, and along with other skill-set fits perfectly in an organization. A large number of players are available to hire civil engineers in private sector i.e L&T, Tata Projects Limited, Gammon India, Gammon Infrastructure Projects Limited, Omaxe, Supertech, Shapoorji & Pallonji Group, GMR Group, Infrastructure Lease & Financial Services, Hindustan Construction Company, Afcons Infrastructure Limited, Gammon India Limited, Reliance Infrastructure, Ashoka Buildcon, B L Kashyap & Sons Ltd, Consolidated Construction Consortium Ltd, Essar Group, IRCON International Ltd, Jaypee Group, Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd, National Building Construction Corporation Limited, Punj Lloyd etc to name a few. Civil engineers thus play a pivotal role in shaping the economy of a country. A civil engineer has an upper edge over engineers from other branches as they have equal opportunities in government as well as in the private sector. They can start their own ventures of consulting or construction at career commencement or after gaining a few years of professional experience.