ESTUDO DE CASO DO MERCADO DE CONSTRUÇÃO EM FORMIGA/MG E A ESTRATÉGIA PARA O ENGENHEIRO CIVIL EMPREENDEDOR

Abstract

This article is a case study on the civil construction market in the city of Formiga/MG, considering the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic from March 2020. The research aimed to analyze what changes the Covid-19 pandemic had brought to the civil construction market in Formiga/MG and to the professional skills required of the enterprising civil engineer. In applied research of a qualitative nature, data obtained from official sources were used to be analyzed by triangulation. The results achieved suggest that the soft skills of engineers will be highly demanded in the post-pandemic period, especially initiative and the identification of opportunities that should be part of the entrepreneur's strategy. The relevance of the result was the construction of a SWOT matrix that can be used as a starting point for the professional strategy considering the similarity with the case study scenarios. Future research is suggested to deepen the theme with more data sources and management tools.