Scope of Civil Engineering in Nepal

Nepal is country where it seems that "civil engineering" is the only engineering branch that seems to have good scope. Still people in Nepal imagine a civil engineer when they hear "engineer". There has always been a good demand for qualified civil engineers in Nepal. The current situation, however, has led to a slump. The faculty members of the different colleges we visited as well as working professionals foresee resurgence in the near future.

As a civil engineer, your field of work should the areas mentioned below:

1. In Private Practice: You will have to plan, design, construct and operate physical works and facilities used by the public.

2. In Academia: You will teach students the fundamentals of civil engineering. You could also be involved in research in order to advance the state-of-the-art.

3. In Public Practice: You could be involved in city and/or regional planning, layout and construction of highways and pipelines.

4. In Combination with other Disciplines: A Civil Engineering degree combined with an other degree such as: Engineering Geologist, Engineering Economist, or Engineer/Attorney

Listed below is a more detailed description of the different areas of Civil Engineering where you could work:

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
* Project Manager
* Estimator
* Scheduler
* Project Engineer

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
* Foundation Designer
* Landfill Manager
* Engineering Geologist
* Hazardous Waste Manager

PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING
* City Manager
* City Engineer
* Federal Employee 

ENGINEERING RESEARCH
* Government Researcher
* Corporate Researcher
* Educational Researcher

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
* Designer
* Evaluator/Analyst

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
* Planner
* Consultant
* Operations Manager
* Intelligent Transportation Systems
* Highway Geometric Design

WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
* Hydraulic Engineer/Hydrologist
* Sanitary Engineer
* Water Related Structural Engineer

CAD-Engineer

* Design of building using CAD-software

* Analysis of building structure