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] 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 : Engineers carry out their assignments and responsibilities throughout France, including French overseas territories.
[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.
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.