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Employments Opportunity

Civil engineers are in high demand all over the world and are employed by various institutions, including:

  • Consulting/design firms,
  • Construction firms,
  • Municipal services (as sanitary and public health engineers working with the local governments and private sector companies)  
  • National authorities and agencies like Ghana Highway Authority, Urban Roads Department, Feeder Roads, Ministry of Work and Housing,
  • Research institutions (laboratories or research firms)
  • Educational institutions (polytechnics/universities).
  • Service sector as maintenance engineers (hotels, Commercial banks, insurance firms)

Below is a description of the various areas of specialization for civil engineers and to which graduates of the programme could secure employment:

  • Environmental engineering
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Structural engineering
  • Transportation engineering
  • Hydraulic/Hydrology/Water Resource civil engineering