Gary, Civil Engineer

Gary is a civil engineer who builds big buildings. He tells us, Civil engineers build structures, dams, roads, bridges and large environmental projects. Im a civil engineer who builds buildings. During school, I thought I would like to focus my career on being a structural engineer, the person who takes the architects designs and converts them into building plans that account for design strengths and materials. But later I realized, I like to be involved in the construction aspect of the building. In other words, I wanted to be the one on-site who figures out how all the pieces of materials come together in a particular sequence and then make that happen. A city is a place where people live, work, learn and play. Civil engineers like me affect a city by building the buildings we live and work in, the schools and arts centers we learn in, the sports stadiums we play in, and the roads and bridges we use to travel on. We get involved in all of these projects and really help create the fabric of the city.