Construction engineering

Construction engineering, also known as construction operations, is a professional sub-discipline of civil engineering that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and operations management of infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, bridges, airports, railroads, facilities, buildings, dams, utilities and other projects. Construction engineers learn design and project management techniques that are similar to those used by civil engineers. At the educational level, civil engineering students concentrate primarily on more analytical design, gearing them toward a career as a design professional. This requires them to take engineering science and design courses as part of obtaining a 4-year accredited degree. Education for construction engineers is primarily focused on construction procedures, methods, costs, schedules and personnel management. Their primary concern is to deliver a project on time within budget and of the desired quality. Regarding educational requirements, construction engineering students take basic design courses in civil engineering, as well as construction management courses.