The course in Civil Engineering with Sustainability aims to produce the next generation of leading civil engineers with specialist knowledge of sustainable infrastructure. Drawing on an impressive body of pure and applied research engineers and scientists, we will introduce you to mainstream civil engineering knowledge, ranging from geotechnical site assessment to assessing and designing structures and environmental engineering. Alongside this, we will explore the role of the engineer in current and future projects, following the sustainable ‘cradle to grave’ approach called for by major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institution of Civil Engineers. The final year of the MEng is about broadening and deepening your knowledge and understanding of the discipline, to better meet the leadership needs of industry.

Civil Engineering is a relatively new degree course. The number of students graduating is very small so survey findings should be treated with some caution as one or two graduates in any one category may disproportionately affect the total numbers. Brunel graduates typically progress into jobs as contractors and consultants working on large infrastructure projects such as flood and coastal defence schemes, transport, water treatment and low-carbon energy generation, such as off-shore wind farms. Some work for national and local government agencies or major firms of consulting engineers; others specialise in fields such as construction, sustainability, innovative materials, foundation engineering, tunnelling, geotechnical exploration or building services engineering, both within the UK and overseas. Recent graduates and sandwich students have secured positions at: Atkins BAA Mace Coca-Cola Clancy Docwra Laing O’Rourke Waterflow.