School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering

This page takes you to tailored information and resources to explore the career options available related to our undergraduate degree programmes. However, many of these resources will also be useful for Master's Students and Doctoral Researchers in these subject areas. For information on a wider range of job roles and professions, including careers for which your specific degree subject is not necessarily required, you can also look at the Prospects and TargetJobs websites. 

  • Imaginative and creative thinking skills
  • Information management
  • Analysis, critical thinking and attention to detail
  • Self-reflection
  • Communication and visualisation
  • Multi-disciplinary team-work
  • IT and digital design skills
  • Understanding of materials and the built environment, structural and construction technologies
  • Commercial awareness
  • Organisation and project management
  • Appreciation of history, and legal, cultural and environmental issues

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines. During your during your degree you will develop many skills that are valued in a variety of sectors, including consultancy, management and information technology.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering offers postgraduate courses in a variety of disciplines

The School also offers PhD / MPhil research opportunities

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

Architecture graduates have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

Barclay + Phillips Architects, David Morley Architects, Hudson Architects, Jo Cowen Architects, Sevenoaks District Council, Studio Spicer Architects and The Orchard School of Cookery.

Roles included:

Architectural Assistant, Draftsman, Level 7 Architectural Assistant, Part 2 Architectural Assistant and Recruitment Assistant.

Further study included:

Architecture graduates undertook postgraduate courses or PhDs at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, Manchester Metropolitan University and The Royal College of Art.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

See Target Connect for vacancies and opportunities.

Other useful links:

A Civil Engineering degree develops many skills that are valued not only by engineering employers but also by those in a variety of sectors, including financial services, management and information technology.

  • Ability to research, and analyse and interpret data
  • Analytical and decision making ability
  • Awareness of issues when planning and managing projects
  • Business/Commercial awareness
  • Communication skills, written and oral
  • Creativity and problem solving ability
  • Critical thinking and the ability to evaluate design, plans and projects
  • Interpersonal and team-working skills
  • Languages (optional module)
  • Numeracy and computer literacy
  • Organisation, time-management and planning skills
  • Understanding of effective leadership skills and management
  • Understanding of health and safety

Career directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

  • Remember 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines. A civil engineering degree develops many skills that are valued not only by engineering employers but also by those in a variety of sectors, including financial services, management and information technology.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The School of Civil and Building Engineering offers postgraduate courses in a variety of disciplines

The School also offers PhD / MPhil research opportunities

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

Professional development websites:

Graduates from this subject area have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

AECOM, Balfour Beatty, Barclays, British Army, Eurovia, Kier Group, Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease, Mace, Mott MacDonald, Softcat and Vinci.

Roles included:

Army Officer, Civil Engineer, Commercial Manager, Construction Manager, Design Consultant, Insurance Underwriter, Highway Engineer, Networking & Security Specialist, Quantity Surveyor, Site Manager, Software Developer and Structural Engineer.

Further study included:

Civil Engineering graduates undertook postgraduate courses at Coventry University and the University of Nottingham.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

See Target Connect for vacancies and opportunities.

Other useful links:                                             

An Urban Planning degree develops many skills that are valued not only by employers in design, planning, and regeneration, but also by those in a variety of sectors, including financial services, management and information technology.

  • Ability to research, and analyse and interpret data
  • Analytical and decision-making ability
  • Communication skills, written and oral
  • Creativity and problem-solving ability
  • Critical thinking and the ability to evaluate design, plans and projects
  • Finance and policy development awareness
  • Interpersonal and team-working skills
  • Knowledge of planning processes, law and housing policy
  • Negotiation and making a reasoned argument
  • Numeracy and computer literacy
  • Organisation, time-management and planning skills
  • Professional report writing and presentation
  • Strategic way of thinking
  • Understanding of effective leadership skills and management
  • Understanding of health and safety

Careers directly related to your degree:

Careers where your degree would be useful:

Remember 60% of graduate roles are open to all disciplines.

You can also look at other course pages depending on other modules you have taken and/or are interested in.

Further study at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ:

The School of Civil and Building Engineering offers postgraduate courses in a variety of disciplines.

The School also offers PhD / MPhil research opportunities

Further study elsewhere:

Postgraduate taught programmes:

PhD opportunities:

This is a new course with its first students graduating in summer 2025. 

Graduates from The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering as a whole have gone on to destinations where:

Employers included:

AECOM, Balfour Beatty, Barclays, British Army, David Morley Architects, Eurovia, Kier Group, Laing O’Rourke, Mace, Mott MacDonald, Softcat and Vinci.

Roles included:

Architectural Assistant, Civil Engineer, Commercial Manager, Construction Manager, Design Consultant, Insurance Underwriter, Highway Engineer, Networking & Security Specialist, Quantity Surveyor, Site Manager, Software Developer and Structural Engineer.

Further study included:

Graduates from The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, as a whole, undertook postgraduate courses at Coventry University, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, Manchester Metropolitan University, The Royal College of Art and The University of Nottingham.

Further information

For more information on companies graduates work for, industry links and career opportunities, visit the subject area page of the University website.  You can also find out what our students say in our student stories of personal journeys through and beyond º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and track the career journeys and º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ experiences of some of our alumni.

Websites:

Professional bodies:

Sector and labour market information (LMI):

Students have the option of taking a year-long placement in industry which provides an invaluable opportunity to develop their professional and technical skills further.

Additionally, we advertise many opportunities for summer internships and encourage students to gain experience valuable in the workplace through extra-curricular activities such as volunteering, committee memberships, work-shadowing and part-time work.

See Target Connect for vacancies and opportunities.

Other useful links: