Are we having enough Civil Engineers for future development? This question would not be as popular as not enough job for everybody or else but it is the question that most of us don’t even realized. Nowadays our way of life is getting more advanced and more towards hi-tech facilities demand for better quality of life. Who else we could really depend on behind these beautiful structures for our own benefits? It is amaze to believe upon shortage of these elite professionals especially during our global economic crisis. The U.S., the world’s greatest technological civilization, is running short of engineers. In fact every country in our globe also faced the same shortage of in-demand professionalism.
The World without Civil Engineers
Recently I’ve read it in the local newspapers about the future developments plan and its relationship with an adequate supply of workforce including the engineers. Shortage of civil engineers could be affected by many factors like in-demand of truly skilled and qualified engineers, shortage in undergraduate students, becomes unpopular programs in universities, parents discourage their children to take up engineering, work-hardship, and so fort.
It has been a very challenging matter to fulfill the market of civil engineering demand especially colleges and universities throughout the world. One thing for sure, the program itself must make sure be recognized by ASCE or Board of Engineers and meet the satisfactory standard. Thus, the students would find themselves striving with hardship and unable to cope with the standard which may lead to less graduation and failure. In significant, the program becomes unpopular in terms of study choice and parents would encourage their children to study engineering because of certain criteria – long study period, very costly program, unstable job opportunity, etc. in addition, most engineers who has been in the field for so long would always on the hunt for a better lifestyle and cash-demand. Although sometimes we found that there are lots of work but fewer applicants for particular post, like the oil and gas industry demand lots of workforce.
In addition, few topics also discussing this matter…
Q: Recent industry surveys show that there is a lack of qualified employees to fill positions in areas of drinking water, wastewater, storm water collection, drainage and solid waste. What is your opinion about these findings? Where do you see the biggest shortage of qualified personnel and why?
A: The biggest shortage that I see out there today is for talented engineers with a strong understanding of the water/wastewater industry and new technologies like Enhanced Nutrient Removal and bio-solids. There is also a very strong upward trend in the Federal Programs segment and finding experienced engineers with experience in water resources, drainage, flood control and flood plain mapping. Whether contracts target studies, planning or engineering solutions to environmental or man-made disasters, candidates will be needed to oversee this work. Additionally, security upgrades to existing infrastructure will continue. Even though there are pockets of private development “slow-down,” environmental projects, federal programs and infrastructure improvements are running at top speed.
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Jobs in civil engineering are expected to continue to grow through the year 2018 with an estimated 278,000 openings according to the BLS.
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