Have you ever thought about how many precautions engineers need to take when designing new structures? Engineers must take into account many assumptions regarding the new structure that will be created. They are responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of the physically and naturally built environment. The most important aspect engineers face is community safety. Everything has to be perfect because the margin for error is really small. They also face difficult decisions every day, particularly regarding construction. They are generally present at the start of work and are there to supervise operations. If something goes wrong, the engineer is there to decide what will happen. These are the decisions that make their jobs difficult. Not everyone is cut out to become a great decision maker. Engineering takes a lot of time and patience to become a great decision maker. It has been an aspect of life since the beginning of human existence and it is still an important aspect today. Engineering decision making depends on many factors and many different points of view. Decision making for engineers is very difficult. It takes a lot of time and patience to make the right decision due to the many dangerous possibilities. Engineers must be responsible when making decisions and therefore must interact with other decision makers to reach an agreement. Decision making is focused on planning, design and construction, and therefore it is important to the success of the project that this decision is made. the manufacturing is well done. Protocol requirements are met through the use of procedures, which are forms of templates. Protocols provide constraints either clearly as in the case of codes, or implicitly as in current practice. The protocol...... middle of paper ......decisions: the central role of models. Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 29(3), 165-175. doi:10.1080/10286608.2011.640752 Faber, M. H. (2007). Risk and safety in civil engineering. (PhD thesis) Retrieved from http://www.ibk.ethz.ch/emeritus/fa/about/Info150ETH_EN Marle, F. and Vidal, L. (2011). Project risk management process: improving coordination through a clustering approach. Engineering Design Research, 22(3), 189-206. doi:10.1007/s00163-011-0106-9Ramírez, F. and Seco, A. (2012). Civil engineering at the crossroads in the 21st century. Ethics of Science and Engineering, 18(4), 681-687. doi:10.1007/s11948-011-9258-2Rodriguez-Nikl, T., & Brown, C.B. (2012). Systems approach to civil engineering decisions. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 138(4), 257-261. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000116