When you think of a civil engineer, you probably think of the people who designed the most incredible structures in the world -; the bridges that span miles, or the buildings that reach into the clouds. While that’s true, and that’s what some civil engineers do, that is certainly not what they all do. The job of a civil engineer is to come up with new solutions to problems we have, and to then implement them. Simply put: civil engineers literally mold and create the world we live in.
There are two different aspects to civil engineering. There are the consultants who work behind the scenes and put their energy into the design work. The consultants typically spend most of their time in the office creating the plans for a project. The other part of civil engineering is the contractor, who is out in the field putting the consultant’s plan into action. The contractors are the ones who take the idea and make it a reality.
Civil engineers need to have a different way of looking at the world -; rather than taking the world as it is, they look at it and see how it became that way. They are usually very creative people and have an eye for solving problems. They also need to be able to see the big picture while still keeping an eye out for the details that put the picture together.
Baker-Aicklen and Associates Inc., a group of Civil Engineers in Austin, have been in the business of turning plans into structures for 32 years. They have won several honors and awards for their work in civil engineering, and they pride themselves on managing projects and building relationships. Baker-Aicklen provides to their customers not only civil engineering, but also surveying and planning, geographic information systems, and landscape architecture and construction services.
Baker-Aicklen has been the first Civil Engineers in Austin to come up with much of the technology that has transformed the way civil engineers perform their job. They’ve used this state-of-the-art technology to become the leaders in civil engineering in Central Texas.
