Find Civil Engineering Jobs In Sustainable Businesses

College graduation is just around the corner and that means the job search is on.

This year, some experts said that there are some good civil engineering jobs for graduates in a relatively new sector of the business world called sustainable business, WISC-TV reported.

Sustainable business is a growing area and nonprofit organizations are finding ways to become more environmentally and socially responsible.

University of Wisconsin senior Julia Glad and others like her are signing on with companies committed to helping others. Glad is currently working for Envest, a local financial company that she’s helping launch. She will eventually provide loans to poor individuals in developing nations like Nicaragua, WISC-TV reported.

“Often they are small families or moms who are looking for ways to send their children to school,” said Glad. “With these small loans, individuals have the opportunity to pursue other civil engineering jobs or careers beyond things like slash and burn farming, which have a really negative effect on the environment.”

UW business professor Tom Eggert said that companies like Envest are part of a growing trend.

“What we are seeing is increasing interest in businesses, nonprofits, community groups, governmental leaders in addressing the issues that society feels are facing it now,” said Eggert.

Eggert teaches a course in sustainable business and said that the incentive for businesses goes beyond just good public relations.

“From an environmental perspective, much of what they’re doing is realizing where costs are, how they are allocated and what they might do to minimize those costs,” said Eggert. “And, oh, by the way, that is also a good thing from an environmental perspective, so it’s a win-win situation.”

That is precisely how Glad said she feels about her job with Envest.

“This is exactly what I want to do, helping people know what they can do to help,” said Glad. “That’s really what my job is about.”

While taking Eggert’s sustainable business course, Glad began working with Envest on a class project. She stayed on with them while she finished her degree. She said that she hopes to have the opportunity to continue working with Envest after graduation, WISC-TV reported.