You’d be surprised by how many people think “construction engineering” and “engineering construction” are one and the same type of construction service. Quite simply, they aren’t.
…the management and delivery of construction projects…used for residential, commercial or industrial applications. Civil engineers who are educated in the field of construction management are classified as Construction Engineers.
…the sector of the construction industry…concerned with the design and delivery of industrial, civil, and structural engineering projects.
Types of engineering construction can include:
- Geotechnical
- Infrastructural
- Bridges
- Buildings
- Dams
- Mines/natural resource facilities
- Roads
- Railways
- Waste treatment plants
- Wharves
- Environmentally compliant facilities
- Pharmaceutical production plants
- Power/heat generation plants (conventional, renewable and nuclear)
- Structures for the onshore and offshore oil and gas industries
- Waterworks/water resources
Engineering construction may include soliciting bids, pricing equipment, implementing the usage of sustainable materials and setting safety standards.
Engineering Construction Management
“Engineering construction has a substantial proportion of megaprojects (projects with a delivered value of greater than $0.5 billion),” says UK Civil Engineer Naomi Brooks.
Civil engineers are concerned with delivering quality projects on-time, within budget, and generating ROI (return on investment).
“Stakeholder relationships in engineering construction are different from those exhibited in other construction arenas.” continues Brooks. In some ways, stakeholder interactions are easier to map in engineering construction. “Large-scale engineering construction projects often demand complex governance for financing (such as multiple joint ventures).”
Engineering construction management involves itself more with
- Budget/business operations
- Global/national regulatory requirements
- Project management/supervisors
- Quality control
- Timelines/project phases
The duties of engineers on engineering construction projects include:
- Communicating with project leadership and stakeholders
- Creation and design of construction plans/blueprints
- Drafting supporting documents
- Managing construction projects
- Overseeing legal documents
- Supervising engineering construction processes
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