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This blog is meant to impart some knowledge to

budding engineers and people who wish to
know about construction. It is a sincere attempt
to bridge the gap between text books and
reality.

I spent some time writing some posts so that

people who wish to know about construction
can learn it in an interesting manner. I’ll keep
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Kasee Sreenivas · December 1, 2016
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Engineers & Architects. What do they do in Construction
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Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Architects play a major
role in a large scale construction project.

Since the question is about construction, let me start with civil engineers involved in
construction:

Civil engineers employed in construction are not limited to site. There are many divisions for
civil engineers. I’d like to mention some.

A structural engineer is a specialist trained in the application of scientific principles to the

design of load-bearing walls, floors, roofs, foundations, and skeleton framing needed for the
support of buildings and building components.

They design structures in such a way that they can withstand stresses and pressures imposed
through environmental conditions and human use. They ensure buildings and other structures
do not deflect, rotate, vibrate excessively or collapse and that they remain stable and secure
throughout their use.

A planning engineer has a lot of work to do. Preparing schedules, budget, cost and time
overruns details, project tracking and monthly reconciliation of major materials etc.

Here’s the link. Go through the answer to know about planning engineers in simple terms.

Role of planning engineer in construction projects?

A contracts engineer (Not necessarily a civil engineer, it can even be mechanical or electrical
engineer or an architect depending on the scope of the project) has a broad scope. Claims,
settling disputes, correspondences, dealing with sub contractors, documentation and risk
mitigation etc come under this wing.

Here’s the link. Go through the answer to know about contracts engineers in simple terms.

Role of contracts engineer in a construction project?

A quantity survey engineer plays a key role in such large scale projects. Starting with
feasibility studies, cost estimation, capital allowances, quantity requirements, payments and
tracking etc they take care of the project from inception to the end. In addition to this, there’s
a separate wing for tendering and bidding.

A site execution engineer calculates the quantities of materials required to cast the structural
members as per the site plan and executes the same. Engaging Manpower, preparing bar
bending schedule (BBS), studying drawings, preparing progress reports etc are the daily
activities for a site execution engineer.

If you wish to know the roles and responsibilities of site engineer in detail, go through this
link. :

What a civil construction site engineer do on daily basis?

A quality assurance and quality control engineer looks after the strength of materials used
in construction; they test all the materials before incorporating them in works. A person who
makes sure hell lot of specifications are met for all the materials used. There are so many roles
and responsibilities. I will write an answer about it later.

Coming to Mechanical and Electrical, I have limited exposure regarding their duties. I’ll tell
you what I know.

A mechanical engineer is a specialist trained in the application of scientific principles to the

design of plumbing, elevators, escalators, horizontal walkways, dumbwaiters, conveyors,
installed machinery, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. They make sure their work
is not disturbing civil/electrical activities. They work in coordination with other engineers.

An electrical engineer is a specialist trained in the application of scientific principles to the

design of electric circuits, electric controls and safety devices, electric motors and generators,
electric lighting, and other electric equipment required fro the project. They work in
coordination with other engineers.

An architect determines what internal and external spaces the client needs, the sizes of these
spaces, their relative locations, and their interconnections. The results of this planning are
shown in floor plans, which also diagram the internal flow, or circulation, of people and
supplies. Major responsibilities of the architect are enhancement of the appearance inside and
outside of the building and keeping adverse environmental impact of the structure to a
minimum. They work in coordination with structural engineers.

Image sourced to “Architect design” search on Google Images

However limited, IT engineers are required for supervision and maintenance of software and
hardware required for such large scale project.
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Sasi Kumar · December 18, 2016

Amazing! Keep it going! My best wishes :).I have a question how can we test strength of
the building? I have heard some builders use less cement etc to reduce cost. Kindly
explain …please if possible write as post with added information. Thank you !
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Kasee Sreenivas · December 19, 2016

Sure, I look into it.

Btw, I don’t know if we can test the building as a whole but we can check individual
structural members like columns, beams, slabs etc.
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Sasi Kumar Ok sure thank you :)

Ramdev Gohil · February 8, 2017

Nice blog bro!

Ain't you mentioned Geotechnical/Foundation engineers??

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Kasee Sreenivas · March 6, 2017

Thanks brother :)

Ya, I’ll add them up later.

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