LER.me

Make All Learning Count.

Get Connected

  • What is a LER?
  • FAQs (opens in new tab)
  • Partner with Us
  • Visit EBSCOed (opens in new tab)

View our Policies

  • Accessibility (opens in new tab)
  • Standards (opens in new tab)
  • Terms of Use (opens in new tab)
  • Privacy Policy (opens in new tab)
  • Opt out (opens in new tab)

Get the app

Get it on Google PlayDownload on the App Store

© 2026 All rights reserved.

Powered by EBSCOed

Skip to main contentSkip to footer
  • Live Data
My LER
My LER
  1. Programs
  2. Construction Engineering Management

Construction Engineering Management

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Master's DegreeCIP: 14.3301

Become a contributor for free to openly demonstrate student outcomes, industry alignment & eligibility criteria.

No description available.

Eligibility Calculator

Which aid programs apply to this program?

Record QualityEligibility Calculators
Loading Skills & Competencies
Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

Loading What You'll Learn
Program Details

Detailed information about this program

No detailed information available.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

No funding information available.

Scholarships

No scholarships listed.

Visit Program Website
Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Birmingham, Alabama

    Administration Bldg Suite 1070, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294-0110

Loading Student Outcomes
Related Programs

Programs related to this one

No related programs.

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 25-1032.00

Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingComplex Problem SolvingActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingMathematicsSystems AnalysisScienceMonitoringActive LearningSystems EvaluationInstructingLearning StrategiesTime Management

Knowledge

Engineering and TechnologyMathematicsDesignComputers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageBuilding and ConstructionMechanicalPhysicsChemistryProduction and ProcessingCustomer and Personal ServiceTransportationEconomics and AccountingAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingProblem SensitivityMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasOriginalityCategory FlexibilityNear VisionSpeech ClarityNumber Facility

Tasks

  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for
  • Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
  • Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system componen
  • Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
  • Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational
  • Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection
  • Analyze meteorological data.
  • Design electrical interconnections.
  • Design wind turbine components.
  • Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
  • Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, techn
  • Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
  • Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluo
  • Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
  • Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
  • Debug robotics programs.
  • Analyze system performance or operational requirements.
  • Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image proc
  • Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.
  • Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) component
  • Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelect
  • Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components
  • Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
  • Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
  • Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
  • Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
  • Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measure
  • Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
  • Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details
  • Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
  • Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimat
  • Provide technical direction or supervision to junior engineers, engineering or computer-aided design
  • Review and critique proposals, plans, or designs related to water or wastewater treatment systems.
  • Design domestic or industrial water or wastewater treatment plants, including advanced facilities wi
  • Design or prepare plans for new transportation systems or parts of systems, such as airports, commut
  • Check construction plans, design calculations, or cost estimations to ensure completeness, accuracy,
  • Prepare administrative, technical, or statistical reports on traffic-operation matters, such as acci
  • Develop plans for integration of drone technology into transportation systems for purposes such as delivery of goods or traffic monitoring.
  • Direct engineering activities, ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, or other governmental
  • Manage and direct the construction, operations, or maintenance activities at project site.
  • Inspect project sites to monitor progress and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety
  • Use drone technology for site surveying, inspection, and monitoring of infrastructure projects.
  • Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
  • Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustment
  • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Use remote sensing technologies or drones to evaluate site conditions when in-person visits are not feasible.
  • Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, ther

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareData base user interface and query softwareDevelopment environment softwareObject or component oriented development softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareDocument management softwareOperating system softwareData base management system softwareIndustrial control softwareSpreadsheet softwareFile versioning softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareOffice suite softwareGeographic information systemEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareContent workflow softwareProgram testing softwareDesktop publishing softwareAccounting softwareExpert system software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer numerical control CNC lathesComputer numerical control CNC millsComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersAbrasion testersAccelerated weathering machinesAdhesion testersApparent power metersAtomic absorption spectrometersAuger electron spectrometersBench ovensChronopotentiometersCompression testersCopy machinesCoulometersCreep testersCurrent versus voltage IV curve tracersData loggersDifferential scanning calorimeters

Work Values

AchievementRecognitionIndependenceWorking ConditionsRelationshipsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032.00
  • Solar Energy Systems Engineers17-2199.11
  • Wind Energy Engineers17-2199.10
  • Nanosystems Engineers17-2199.09
  • Robotics Engineers17-2199.08
  • Photonics Engineers17-2199.07
  • Microsystems Engineers17-2199.06
  • Mechatronics Engineers17-2199.05
  • Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar17-2199.03
  • Engineers, All Other17-2199.00
  • Water/Wastewater Engineers17-2051.02
  • Transportation Engineers17-2051.01
  • Civil Engineers17-2051.00
  • Cost Estimators13-1051.00
  • Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers11-9041.01
  • Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Departmental or program-level research agenda — define and champion, aligning faculty scholarship with institutional priorities and national engineering workforce needs.
  • Junior faculty and postdoctoral researchers — mentor in pedagogy, grant writing, and scholarly publication to accelerate their professional growth within the engineering academy.
  • Large-scale, multi-investigator grant programs — lead as principal investigator or center director, coordinating complex budgets and federal agency relationships over multi-year awards.
  • Engineering program accreditation processes — direct institution-wide, ensuring curriculum, assessment, and faculty qualifications satisfy ABET and regional accreditation standards.
  • Strategic curriculum transformation initiatives — spearhead across degree programs, incorporating systems analysis, emerging computation, and inclusive pedagogy at an organizational scale.
  • University–industry advisory boards and professional engineering societies — represent the institution, shaping standards and policy at regional and national levels.
  • Cross-college interdisciplinary research centers — establish and lead, marshaling resources, faculty expertise, and external partnerships to address grand engineering challenges.
  • Engineering education innovation — generate and disseminate at scale, authoring books or widely adopted frameworks that influence teaching practice across peer institutions.
  • Departmental faculty hiring, tenure review, and performance evaluation — lead with integrity and evidence-based criteria, building a high-achieving and diverse academic workforce.
  • Complex organizational decisions regarding resource allocation, laboratory infrastructure, and program development — exercise expert judgment that shapes the long-term direction of the engineering school.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

Completion Rate
Not reported
Placement Rate
Not reported