State Public Works Engineering Corps (France)

The State Public Works Engineering Corps (French: Ingénieurs des Travaux Publics de l'Etat (ITPE)) is a division of civil servants (fonctionnaires) working for the Government of France. Its members are mainly employed as team or project managers in the French Civil Service, overseeing areas such as infrastructure, environment, transportation, and energy.^[1]

Missions

The members of the corps are in charge of the supervision and management of public policies requiring technical and scientific skills; their work is not restricted to traditional public works areas, but include areas^[2][3] as :

• Civil engineering
• Real estate management
• Security of the national road network
• Sustainable development
• Transportation^[4]
• Management of natural and technological risks
• Urban planning^[5]
• Biodiversity
• Hydrology and Hydrometry
• Air quality
• Geology and Mining
• Energy
• Civil Aviation within the DGAC
• Rail safety^[6]
• Maritime Safety and Security within French Ships Safety Centers
• Port Facility^[7]
• Maintenance and Safety of inland waterways
• IT and big data
• Economic development
• Education and Research
• ...

Engineers carry out their assignments and responsibilities throughout France, including French overseas territories. They could also be stationed in French embassies abroad,^[8] as well as in international and European Union organizations, such as the World Bank^[9] and European Commission.

Formation

The majority of the engineers are recruited directly during their 2-years post secondary studies in classes préparatoires by taking a competitive examination in mathematics, physics, and engineering. If accepted they join the National School of Public Works (French: École nationale des travaux publics de l'État) as a paid civil servant in training for 3 years.^[10]

During their studies in this engineering school (grandes écoles d'ingénieurs), they receive a multidisciplinary education in the fields of competences in which they will be brought to work once graduated. They also carry out a professional internship per year of study, in France or abroad. After graduation, they can go directly to an assigned position in the civil service. It is also possible for them to be selected to do a thesis in a field of interest of the Government or to carry out an additional year of specialization study to occupy certain positions requiring specific technical skills.^[11]

See also

• French Civil Service
• Ministry for the Ecological Transition (France)
• Corps of Bridges, Waters and Forests

References

1. "Décret n°2005-631 du 30 mai 2005 portant statut particulier du corps des ingénieurs des travaux publics de l'Etat. - Légifrance". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
2. "Bilan de gestion ITPE" (PDF).
3. "Fiche descriptive emploi ITPE" (PDF).
4. "Quels transports pour l'après-Covid ?". CNRS Le journal (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
5. "" En banlieue, les projets de rénovation urbaine menacent des petits commerces, pourtant dynamiques "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
6. Rédaction, La. "Lionel Bessard, nommé Secrétaire Général d'Aéroports de Lyon". TourMaG.com, 1er journal des professionnels du tourisme francophone (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
7. "Un nouveau directeur général adjoint au port du Havre".
8. Rédaction, La. "Lionel Bessard, nommé Secrétaire Général d'Aéroports de Lyon". TourMaG.com, 1er journal des professionnels du tourisme francophone (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
9. "Franck Bousquet | Directeur principal, fragilité, conflits et violence (FCV)". blogs.worldbank.org (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
10. "Thomas, ingénieur d'Etat heureux et économe, 2 300 euros net par mois". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
11. "Un cursus personnalisé". ENTPE (in French). Retrieved 20 December 2020.