The civil engineer has a vast field of activity, being able to work in private companies of different sizes, to start his own civil construction business and to hold positions in public agencies. Some of the positions that a civil engineer can occupy are:
Civil Maintenance CoordinatorReal Estate Project CoordinatorConstruction planning and control coordinatorConstruction CoordinatorBuying coordinatorCivil Conservation InspectorProject managerConstruction ManagerOperations managerCivil engineerBudget EngineerMaintenance EngineerCivil Engineering DirectorDirector of building infrastructureDirector of OperationsBidding DirectorTechnical SalespersonThe profession of civil engineer has been regulated in Brazil since 1933. In order to exercise it, it is necessary to take a university degree in civil engineering, with an average duration of five years, and obtain registration at CREA - Regional Council for Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy.
Civil engineering is considered a booming career in Brazil. The increase in the population's purchasing power, investments by federal, state and municipal governments in infrastructure and oil exploration in the pre-salt are some of the factors that have heated up the civil engineering market in recent years.
The greater demand for professionals also increased the demand for the higher education course in civil engineering, which is among the most competitive in the entrance exam . Despite training about 38 thousand engineers per year, there is still talk of a shortage of qualified engineering labor to meet the needs of the market.
According to the Federal Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CONFEA), there are 310,751 registered civil engineers in Brazil in activity, with the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais having the highest number of registrations and the states with the lowest number of civil engineers are Amapá and Roraima.
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