As a graduate of the Master’s in Construction Management & Engineering, you can look forward to great career opportunities. You will be perfectly prepared for a role as a project manager, engineer, or consultant within the construction industry. You can also start up your own business. Or you can opt to further develop yourself by following an EngD- or PhD programme.
Type of degree
When you have completed this Master’s, you will receive a Master’s degree in Construction Management & Engineering. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc), or use the Dutch title Ingenieur (Ir.).
Job opportunities
The demand for skilled managers within the construction industry is high, and still on the rise, both nationally and internationally. Many (construction) companies, from contractors, engineering or consultancy firms to governments institutions are in great need of professionals who can combine technical know-how with management skills.
Depending on your interests and ambitions, there are a lot of different types of jobs you could fulfil. You could become a project manager at a large contractor or within a governmental organisation, or you might pursue a career as a consultant and advise organisations on various subjects, such as asset or tender management, circularity, or Building Information Modelling (BIM). Whichever role you want to fulfil, you will be able to find a job across the full spectrum of the building and construction industry. You might also opt for a career as a researcher within research institutes (e.g. TNO) or universities.
Graduates of this Master’s went on to fulfil interesting and highly varied jobs. They currently work as project leader, process coordinator, asset manager, technical consultant, BIM engineer, construction supervisor, tender manager, systems engineer, contract manager, to name just some of the numerous examples. They fulfil these roles at all kinds of companies, from contractors to engineering consultancies to public or governmental organisations.
Post-master opportunities
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can also opt for a more academically oriented career, by pursuing a PhD or EngD. An EngD programme is more practically oriented, aligned with the direct problem-solving or design needs of the industry, whereas a PhD programme is more focused on research. You can follow both types of programmes at the Twente Graduate School (TGS).
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) involves spending four years of in-depth studying and researching in a particular area. You can do this within one of our research groups or in one of our structured PhD programmes. An integral part of a PhD is writing your PhD thesis at the end and then presenting and defending your research in public. Obtaining your PhD earns you the title of Doctor (Dr).
FOLLOW AN ENGD PROGRAMME
An EngD (Engineering Doctorate) programme is a two-year, more practically oriented programme, aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. TGS offers five different EngD programmes. The programme most likely to match your interests as a Master’s in Construction Management & Engineering would be Civil Engineering. On successfully completing the programme, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title; Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
Interested in doing an EngD or PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies.
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, with over 1,000 start-ups to its name, UT is recognised as one of the most entrepreneurial universities in the Netherlands. Did you know that big international companies like Booking.com and Just Eat Takeaway were once founded by students of UT? We are keen to put your scientific knowledge to practical use in solutions that people and society need. Your innovative ideas, creativity and the courage to put in the extra mile will be rewarded. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
Former students have gone before you. For example, construction and consultancy company Avante Bouwprocessen was started up by graduates of this Master’s. Will you be next?
