Engineer-builder: erudite, psychologist, technician

Do you know how psychologists characterize the profession, which we call a "civil engineer"? This is a heuristic activity related to the types of "Man-Technique" and "Man-Sign". Profession requires:

• Good technical knowledge;
• Developed spatial and figurative thinking ;
• Physical and mental endurance;
• Excellent erudition;
• Propensity to constant self-development.

In other words, a civil engineer is a person who is ready to take part in the solution of all issues related to the design, preparation of the territory for construction, provision of vital activity for workers. Work engineer-builder means that he must understand the architecture, as an architect, in the drawings, as a designer, in the communal economy, as an employee of the housing and communal services. This specialist begins work at the stage of geodetic work and design, oversees the whole process, and then together with the foreman takes part in the delivery of the object. But not only the building stages and their subtleties should this professional know. A civil engineer must be an experienced psychologist. Without this, he not only will not be able to organize the normal work of builders, but he will not solve issues related to the delivery of materials, transportation, etc.

Types of activity of civil engineers:

1. Active participation in integrated design. The erudition in the field of architecture of any building construction, the ability to establish a normal course of work, the ability to set the right time and observe them.
2. Planning of assortment and quantity of purchases, attraction of labor and its specialization.
3. Ability to conduct business negotiations and consultations with representatives of related departments and people with different levels of education (geodesists, environmentalists, senior managers, installers, etc.).
4. Personal supervision of construction work.

In addition, the civil engineer should be well versed in any technical documentation, know the architectural characteristics of various building structures (eg bridges, dams, overpasses, buildings). This specialist is obliged to know and observe the safety rules, because he is responsible for the safety of workers, their health and life, the correct course of work and the operation of buildings. The engineer is better than the rest should understand the range and quality of materials needed for construction. If necessary, he must demonstrate the correct methods of work to any downstream specialist, whether it is a bricklayer, painter or foreman. A person who decided to receive such a profession can not count on a normalized working day and a permanent stay in the office.

Civil Engineer: Salary and Requirements

Many universities of the country prepare specialists of this profile. To obtain a profession, one must perfectly understand the physics and chemistry, mathematics, know material science, the basics of management and psychology. In different regions and at different construction enterprises, wages vary. In Moscow and remote regions, it is approximately 25-30 thousand, in the southern regions - from 16 thousand rubles.