The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Jordanian Civil Engineers and Construction Industry

The construction industry and civil engineering contribute largely to the Jordanian GDP (gross domestic product). The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused all civil engineering design offices and ongoing construction projects to terminate abruptly all onsite construction work and to convert to work from home for the design engineers. This statistical study aims at finding the Jordanian engineers' perception on how they faced this lockdown, the outcomes they expect and how they see the future of civil engineering and construction industry. To achieve this, a cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire was conducted. The results show that design civil engineers were able to work from home with reasonable efficiency while construction site civil engineers do not believe that after the lockdown is lifted the construction workers will adhere to the social distancing and to wearing essential personal protective equipment.