Department of Civil Engineering

Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and built environment such as roads, bridges, dams, canals, and buildings. Civil engineers design and build bridges, roads, railways, big buildings, etc. They provide water supplies, control pollution, and respond effectively to natural disasters. In short, we depend on civil engineers for the built environment we need for our daily life such as our country’s infrastructure.

Civil engineers might work for the different levels of government: local, district, regional, and national. They might also work in the private sector such as in consulting firms or on an individual basis. Civil engineers spend only a portion of their time on the construction site. They usually spend much of their work time in their offices designing, modelling, problem-solving, and meeting clients. As a country emerging from prolonged and devastating conflict, there will be a dire need for civil engineers in Somalia in the foreseeable future.