A career as a water engineer may appeal to you if you’re keen to solving problems. Problems such as global warming, ageing infrastructure, population growth and quality of living standards. Water engineers specialise in water-based projects. In this blog post we’ll be focusing on the career benefits of pursuing a degree in Water engineering.

 

 

 

 

High-demand job

 

 

One of the biggest career benefits to water engineering is the high demand. Specifically, the number of open positions for Water Engineers will grow 20% in the next 10 years. That’s faster than average. In fact, infrastructures are constantly aging, requiring repair and rebuilding. In addition, a growing population and continual strain placed on our water resources will demand more water engineers to create new and more efficient systems.

 

 

 

 

Project planning knowledge

 

 

Planning and management issues are rarely simple in the field of water engineering. Therefore, projects focused on addressing and finding solutions to these issues are also rarely simple. In particular, these projects need planning and execution in ways that will maximise their likelihood of success. They need to lead to useful results. When decision-makers and other stakeholders disagree over what they want, and what they consider useful and helpful, you can be the one to say the final word. With enough experience, of course.

 

 

 

 

Problem-solving abilities

 

 

Problem solving in a practical setting requires more than analytical skills alone. Being for some time in this field, you’ll be able to understand what is necessary to define the problem. Furthermore, creativity and innovation are both required in generating alternative solutions. Analytical techniques must be applied to study feasibility and to obtain the optimum or ‘best’ solution. You will advance your engineering skills and become a capable, confident problem solver. You’ll do so by learning the wide array of tools, processes, and tactics employed in the field.

 

 

 

 

Higher salary

 

 

As mentioned earlier, being a water engineering is a high-demand job and it comes with a higher average salary.

 

 

 

 

• In the U.S. – 70,000 EUR/year
• European countries – 46,000 EUR/year

 

 

 

Field work

 

 

Last but not least, one of the career benefits to water engineering is the field work. Water engineers spend part of the work day at construction sites, thus overseeing the construction of their designs. As a result, the nature of the work keeps water engineers active and on the move. The job is dynamic, which means each project has its on distinct design challenges and operational issues. Some water engineers choose to travel abroad to participate in large engineering projects.

 

 

 

Problems associated with water resources, access, distribution and quality are amongst the most important global issues in this century. Water quality and scarcity issues are worsened by rising populations, economic growth and climate change. Do you want to know more about our Water engineering study programme? Talk to our counsellor to get more information.