Consider a Career in Construction

These are just some of the ways that a typical construction site makes sure that what is built and how it’s built is done in a way that makes the environment a priority. But like all environmental progress, it comes down to individual people. The over one million Canadian men and women who work in the construction industry are committed to improving their environment. Ongoing training and education ensure that construction personnel stay up-to-date on new environmental techniques and allow contractors innovative products and solutions to meet the construction challenges of today.

Canada’s construction sector offers many exciting career opportunities for youth interested in a career in environmental studies. Beyond the theoretical, construction offers first-hand, in-the-field opportunities to not only improve the environment, but to implement new systems and innovative solutions to challenges such as species management, deconstruction and recycling, brown field reclamation, water management, and energy end-use efficiency.

A career in construction pays above average wages, offers infinite opportunities to travel both in Canada and abroad, and the means to implement, with building owners, architects and government planners, sustainable solutions to improve Canada’s urban and rural landscapes. For more information on a career in civil construction, visit careers in civil construction.