: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)
civil engineering
noun
: a branch of engineering concerned primarily with public works (as land surveying, the building of highways, bridges, waterways, or harbors, or the provision of artificial water supply, sewage disposal, irrigation) but also embracing private enterprises (as railroad and airport building, private building construction, farm drainage)
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President of the Orange Taxpayers Association, Bilodeau is a licensed civil engineer and a member of the Orange City Council as well as the Orange County Water District.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
Graduates looking for jobs in computer science, business, and data analytics are facing the worst of it, said Laura Ullrich, Indeed’s director of economic research — but the market for nurses, therapists, and civil engineers is still open.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
The backstory Run by Natalia Georgopoulou and Margarita Papaioannou (both civil engineers), the hotel is set in a 19th-century building that has been revamped by local BaBatchas Design Studio.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
Yunus Emre Tozal is a civil engineer in Chicago and a graduate student at Catholic Theological Union.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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