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Careers in the built environment include architecture, engineering, horticulture, landscape, planning, surveying and urban design.
If you care about making our cities, towns and villages better places to live, you could find a career in the built environment professions.
People who plan, design, develop and maintain public spaces, buildings, transport systems and green spaces are doing some of the most exciting and rewarding jobs today. Their work involves listening to and working with local communities.
Career paths in the built environment include architecture, engineering, horticulture, landscape, planning, surveying and urban design. These professions need recruits from every section of society. It's vital that our towns and cities reflect the people who live and work in them.
Architects design buildings and the spaces around them.
Civil engineers plan, manage and supervise construction projects – buildings, bridges, roads, railways, power stations and more.
Horticulturists are experts on growing and cultivating plants, shrubs and trees.
Landscape architects use their design expertise and technical skills to improve our environment, creating vibrant places to live, work and relax.
Planners make decisions about how land is managed and developed.
Chartered surveyors identify and develop the value of all physical assets of the world, from land to buildings.
Urban designers create the visions for places and communities, and help turn those visions into reality.
More resources that can help you explore career paths in the built environment.