Once they complete their military and occupational training, Construction Engineering Officers are typically posted to an engineering support unit at one of Canada’s military bases, where they’ll lead teams of highly-skilled technicians in the planning, budgeting, and execution of operating, repairing, and maintaining the base infrastructure. And that’s by far the best part of the job, is working with all of these extremely talented people. There aren’t too many places where you come to work with fantastic professionals who are also dedicated and motivated to be there. MAJOR AARTHI PRABHAKARAN: I’m extremely proud of the work that we do here. I learned a lot about myself, and all of the training that I had done leading up to those deployments was really great practice, but to be able to take all of that practice and put it into action was a really special feeling. Both of those opportunities were very different, but they were both fantastic. My first opportunity was to Egypt for a year, and my second opportunity was on Operation Impact based out of Kuwait. MAJOR AARTHI PRABHAKARAN: I’ve had two great opportunities to deploy so far in my career. And they’re the ones that stay behind to dismantle and pack up the camp when the mission is complete. They’re the ones responsible for maintaining the camp infrastructure throughout the mission. They build the camps for the Task Force to live in and operate from. When the Canadian Armed Forces deploy to a theatre of operation, Construction Engineers are the first ones in and the last ones out. Whether the job calls for setting up humanitarian assistance camps in Haiti, weatherproofing a radar installation in the High Arctic, or flood control in Manitoba, Construction Engineers are always ready to travel anywhere in the country… and the world. So you have the construction stream, you’ve got the firefighting stream, you’ve got the project management stream, and all of those are different aspects of what a Construction Engineer does. The great thing about the trade is that there are a few different streams that you can go down, and most officers actually get exposed to all of the streams at some point or another in their career. MAJOR AARTHI PRABHAKARAN: So the job of a Construction Engineer is extremely vast. Their team includes a wide range of expert technicians who work in Construction Water, Fuels and Environment Electrical Distribution Electrical Generating Systems Plumbing and Heating Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Fire Fighting, as well as Drafting and Surveying. I really enjoyed my education at the Royal Military College and I wanted to apply it. MAJOR AARTHI PRABHAKARAN: To me, the most attractive thing about being a Construction Engineering Officer was marrying what I had learned in my civil engineering degree with practical, real-life scenarios. On base in Canada, Construction Engineering Officers fill the role of a town engineer, setting up and taking care of buildings and facilities, roadways, airfields, jetties, ranges and training areas, the power grid, as well as water supply and sewage systems. Wherever the Canadian Armed Forces are based or deployed, providing Canada’s soldiers, aviators and sailors well-functioning infrastructure is a vital part of the mission.
I’m a Construction Engineering Officer posted to 8 Wing Trenton, here in Ontario. MAJOR AARTHI PRABHAKARAN: I’m Major Aarthi Prabhakaran originally from Surrey, B.C. Over the course of their careers, Construction Engineers will likely be deployed on a domestic or international mission, including operations in support of UN, NATO or Coalition missions. After a period of time gaining practical experience, Construction Engineers may be posted to a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) base or headquarters. Although the primary role of Construction Engineering Officers is to support the operations of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Construction Engineering Officers may also support Canadian Army operations and missions. Lead and manage a team of skilled personnelĬonstruction Engineers work as part of a Construction Engineering Flight or Unit.Provide mapping, charting and geodesic support to sea, land and air operations.Exercise leadership and technical control over organizations involved in engineering services.Advise superiors on military engineering matters.Prepare or approve construction drawings, designs and cost estimates.Construction Engineers provide engineering support, such as facilities management, fire engineering, contract and project management, and construction and environmental engineering.Īs members of the Military Engineer Branch, Construction Engineers plan, develop and implement projects involving a wide range of military engineering tasks.
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