Construction Industry
General Information about the Construction Industry
Target provides useful background information about the construction industry, so that you can find out what the different types of jobs and careers in the construction sector. If you do not know what building services are, or what contractors and consultants do, their Construction website will tell you.
Current and up-to-date news about the construction industry is available via the link to Target Construction Jobs News.
Consulting Engineers' Database
The Engineering Council has set up a database devoted to engineering consultancies spread across the field of engineering activities, but mainly concentrated on civil, structural, mechanical and electrical and geotechnical areas.
It contains contact information, and is searchable by type of activity plus UK/European region. Some of the entries also contain hyperlinks directly to the company's own in-house website and direct e-mail addresses.
Association of Consulting Engineers ACE
The site gives information about consultancies and is especially useful for regional office locations and addresses of the large consultancies, as well as the smaller regionally-based players. Simple and easy to search, just click "Select a Consulting Engineer". It also gives website links.
A Very Long List of Construction Related Organisations
University of Bath Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering have a very long list of organsations involved in the Construction industry. It is a just a long list of web sites, in useful groupings and you may recognise many of the names. It is maintained by Dr Chris Williams who is a CUED Alumnus amongst other things and has kindly given us permission to add this link.
Construction Equipment Association
The Construction Equipment Association is a trade organisation for Construction equipment and machinery manufacturers and suppliers. It is useful for mechanical and electrical openings, and has some connections with automotive. The website is well constructed and easily navigable as well as being available in four different languages. The members list provides full contact information and company descriptions.
Construction Related Institutions
There are two main institutions related to the construction industry the ICE Institution of Civil Engineers which covers contractors and consultancies throughout the Industry. and the The IStrucE Institution of Structural Engineers which covers the Structural elelment only. Membership of both Institutions is free for students and in terms of summer vacation work they offer a really good opportunity to network with Engineers and organisations working in the field locally. ICE also has a Graduate Job Vacancy System if you are looking for a ful time permanent job in the sector on gradation.