Water engineers are civil engineers who use their expertise in areas such as hydraulics and hydraulic structures, hydrologic studies and water resources management, coastal and river engineering, and planning, and mathematics and computer analysis to solve problems associated with the control and use of water and developing sustainable water systems. They have the required knowledge and skills to join research and academic institutions, governmental authorities, design and construction engineering firms and offices that deal with flood control and protection, hydraulic structures and urban infrastructures, hydroelectric power development, irrigation and drainage engineering, harbor engineering and shore protection, and other water engineering facilities.