Depending on your specialism, you could be:

• planning with the client
• analysing surveys, testing and mapping data using computer modelling software
• creating blueprints using computer aided design (CAD)
• judging if projects are worth doing by looking at costs, time and labour
• checking risks and the effects on the environment
• preparing bids for tenders, and reporting to clients and government agencies
• managing and checking progress at each stage
• making sure sites follow health and safety rules

You may need to wear protective clothing.

You could work on a construction site or in an office.

Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.

With incorporated or chartered engineer status, you could move into senior project management roles. You could also specialise in a particular engineering field, work in research or become a consultant. You could work overseas with British consulting firms, and for oil and mining companies.

You could also work for international development and disaster relief agencies.