WHAT IS MANICIPAL ENGINEERING?

A job as a Municipal Engineer falls under the broader

career category of Civil Engineers. Municipal engineering
includes the environmental issues that are the
responsibility of the municipalities, including tasks that
contribute in the quality of life of the society. A large
number of municipal tasks are associated with the
municipal engineering including the management and
disposal of waste, the maintenance of public parks, water
supply systems, treatment of water, and numerous similar
responsibilities.
PATH ON BECOMING AN MANICIPAL
ENGINEER

Municipal engineers are qualified in the identical way to every

other civil engineer, with an educational base that spans NVQ
through to a Master’s Degree.

For those who are already qualified as a civil engineer, you simply
apply to any council, public body, consultancy or contractor that
works in the field for a vacancy. Public appointments have to
widely advertised in local media and a fair selection criteria
applied. Companies working in the field will have their own
recruitment policies but they will typically reflect public practice.

Consultants are often keen to recruit qualified engineers who have

recent municipal experience because they have a deep
understanding of the process and procedures of scheme
development. The public sector often has a wide range of criteria
that must be satisfied before a design can be adopted and this can
be confusing to those who haven’t been exposed to it previously.
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Photo showing water supply system being erected