Prepare for a career designing practical and sustainable community infrastructure, with a degree in civil engineering from VU.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering) covers the planning, design, construction and management of essential infrastructure. This includes:

• commercial and industrial buildings
• water supply and wastewater systems
• irrigation, drainage and flood protection systems
• bridges, roads and transport systems
• port harbour and airport facilities.

VU’s civil engineering graduates are known in the industry as well-rounded, accredited engineers. Our focus on practical teaching and work experience will have you job-ready on graduation. We offer industry placements and high-tech engineering laboratories.

As a civil engineer, you can run your own practice or work for government authorities, private industry consulting firms, or major construction companies.

As a civil engineer, you can run your own practice, or find work in a wide range of government departments, private consulting firms, or major construction companies. Consulting and contract engineering roles include planning and design, operations and construction.

Job titles in civil engineering include:

• structural engineer
• water engineer
• civil engineer
• environmental engineer
• geotechnical engineer
• project engineer
• construction engineering
• roads and transport engineer.

Civil engineers earn an average salary of A$87,000

Employment rates

Four months after graduation, almost 80 per cent of civil engineering graduates across Australia were in full-time employment (Graduate Careers Australia(external link)).

Employment for civil engineers rose strongly over the past decade and are set to remain steady over the next five years