Construction Engineering Technology Program in George Brown College, Canada

Construction Engineering Technology Program in George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

Students in this program will gain an in-depth knowledge of construction industry management practices including:

• Contracts and specifications
• Bidding and estimating
• Quantity surveying
• Construction law
• Managing schedules and cash flow

Throughout the program, you will also gain extensive computer experience working with general business software, as well as specialized Building Information Modeling (BIM), project management, bidding and estimating software that is used by the industry.

This program shares the first four semesters with the Construction Engineering Technician program. Semesters 5 and 6 prepare you for a wider range of career options in the construction sector. The management and technical courses offered in this three-year program will equip you for positions with higher levels of responsibility and accountability in such areas as construction planning, project management, estimating, budget and bid preparation, sustainable building science and engineering studies.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Develop and use strategies to enhance professional growth and ongoing learning in the construction engineering field.
• Comply with workplace health and safety practices and procedures in accordance with current legislation and regulations.
• Complete duties and assist in monitoring that work is performed in compliance with contractual obligations, applicable laws, standards, bylaws, codes and ethical practices in the construction engineering field.
• Promote and carry out sustainability practices in accordance with contract documents, industry standards and environmental legislative requirements.
• Facilitate the collaboration and interaction among project stakeholders to support construction engineering projects.
• Collect, process, analyze and coordinate technical data to produce written and graphical project-related documents.
• Coordinate and facilitate the collecting, processing, interpreting and application of survey/geomatics and layout information to implement construction projects.
• Select and use industry-specific electronic and digital technologies to support the design and construction of projects.
• Analyze and solve technical problems related to the design and implementation of construction projects by applying engineering concepts, technical mathematics and building science.
• Schedule, coordinate and monitor the progression of construction projects by applying principles of construction project management.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates from this program enter the industry as entry-level construction managers leading to senior-level positions that can include:

• Project/construction managers
• Professional quantity surveyors
• Estimators
• Construction superintendents
• Home builders
• General contractors
• Subcontractors and building/home inspectors
• Government agencies

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