Building Engineering Politecnico di Torino

Overview

The building engineer is fully aware of and has the skills to manage the complexity of the construction system, its subsystems and the environmental context

Key facts

• This professional figure is employed mainly for support activities to design and construction, and in general in any management, organizational and construction activity within public and private technical departments, construction companies and engineering firms.
• Any professional activity, entailing responsibilities towards third parties, may begin after registration with the Association of Engineers, in section B (junior engineer), after passing the State exam. 
• Career opportunities  
• The objective of the  Building Engineering programme at Politecnico di Torino is to train students to become construction engineers, teaching them the necessary skills and functions to perform that role competently. 
• This engineer works mainly in the field of building design, in its realization in traditional and industrialised construction sites, both for new constructions and the recovery of existing buildings; in real estate management and organisation; in managing and organising the construction process with regard to materials, products and components; and surveying and assessing the built heritage.
• The construction engineer is aware of the complexity of the construction system, in relation with its subsystems and with the environmental context, and has the skills to manage it.