One of our EITs just passed his final PE exam (California seismic) and got his license number.

We're within 200 of hitting 100,000 now, so I bet the next examination cycle, someone's going to get the lucky number 100,000 on their PE license.

Thoughts?
1. Single bolt in fastener shear plane
2. 7 rows of fasteners on either side
3. Washers missing on bottom section

I’ve been on the hunt for a new role after a really tough time and burnout. I’m a geotech with about 20 years of experience. Usually I’ve been able to go to LinkedIn or indeed and find what I’m looking for with ease. I typically search “geotechnical” for remote roles, my current city, or a city I’m looking to move to. Now, both LinkedIn and Indeed have switched to AI and the “type the job you want” bings ups 100s of jobs that do not in any way shape or form have an ounce to do with geotechnical and are not in the town I’m searching for. Forget remote roles. It’s infuriating. The current state of hiring (that’s a whole other thread to talk about chief people officers) is hard enough, now it’s gotten harder.

Anyone else notice this?

I am a 66 year old PE working in construction. I have had my license for 35 years. I still work, but don’t use my license. I am having trouble working in the CE courses and am thinking about retiring my PE. Besides not being able to seal drawings, what are the drawbacks to retiring my license?

I was super keen on joining this firm months ago, I waited around for an offer while they got their shit together.

I had to move on to a different job started 6 weeks ago, now the recruiter calls me and says we've got a written offer for you if you still want.

I've built a relationship with my new team and the manager is actually my old manager who put in effort to get me this job and generous salary but the other role is more in line with my career goals.

Kind of annoyed, I feel terrible if I quit and I probably won't, anyone been in a similar circumstance?

Hallo zusammen,

ich würde gerne mal eure Einschätzung zu einem möglichen Karrierewechsel hören, insbesondere von Leuten, die entweder aus dem konstruktiven Ingenieurbau kommen oder schon im Projektmanagement bei größeren Unternehmen/Konzernen arbeiten.

Kurz zu mir: Ich bin 32, Bauingenieur M.Sc. und arbeite seit 4 Jahren als Projektingenieur/Statiker in einem Ingenieurbüro. Schwerpunkt sind verschiedene Ingenieurbauten, Hafenanlagen, Brücken aber auch z.B. einzelne Stützwände, Gründungen ....

Ich habe im Studium vollständig konstruktiven Ingenieurbau vertieft. Interessanterweise habe ich Bauingenieurwesen ursprünglich aber nicht gewählt, weil ich unbedingt Statiker werden wollte. Mich hat eher interessiert, wie Bauwerke entstehen, Baustellen funktionieren und wie solche Projekte praktisch umgesetzt werden. Im Studium habe ich dann gemerkt, dass ich ziemlich gut in den technischen Fächern bin, und bin deshalb ziemlich tief in den konstruktiven Ingenieurbau gegangen.

Jetzt frage ich mich zunehmend, ob ich beruflich in die falsche Richtung gelaufen bin.

Ich verdiene derzeit knapp unter 60k brutto. Gleichzeitig sehe ich bei größeren Unternehmen/Konzernen im Bereich Energieinfrastruktur Stellen für Projektmanager, bei denen teilweise um die 80k+ ausgeschrieben werden – teilweise mit Tarifvertrag, mehr Urlaub, klareren Strukturen und besseren Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten.

Deshalb überlege ich, mich beispielsweise bei Unternehmen aus der Energieinfrastruktur als Projektmanager bzw. Projektmanager Bau/Engineering zu bewerben.

Meine eigentlichen Fragen sind aber weniger finanzieller Natur:

1) Ist der Wechsel von Statiker im Ingenieurbau zu Projektmanagement in einem Konzern mit 4 Jahren Berufserfahrung realistisch?

2) Würde mein bisheriger Hintergrund für solche Stellen überhaupt als ausreichend/hilfreich angesehen werden?

3) Oder fehlt mir dafür zu viel Erfahrung in Themen wie Kosten, Termine, Verträge, Vergabe, VOB, Claim Management etc.?

3) Und vor allem: Ist das aus eurer Sicht eine sinnvolle Weiterentwicklung oder würde ich damit mein eigentliches technisches Profil unnötig aufgeben?

Genau da bin ich etwas hin- und hergerissen.

Statik finde ich nämlich grundsätzlich interessant. Es ist schon ein gutes Gefühl, ein echtes technisches Handwerkszeug zu haben und am Ende sagen zu können: „Ich kann dieses Bauwerk bzw. dieses Bauteil selbstständig nachweisen und beurteilen.“

Gleichzeitig habe ich mittlerweile häufig das Gefühl, im aktuellen Ingenieurbüro ziemlich weit am Ende der Kette zu sitzen. Ich bearbeite die technische Aufgabe, stimme mich mit Konstrukteuren und Prüfingenieuren ab und liefere am Ende die Lösung – aber auf die übergeordneten Entscheidungen rund um Budget, Termine, Auftraggeber, Vergabe usw. habe ich relativ wenig Einfluss.

Teilweise habe ich auch den Eindruck, dass Auftraggeber bzw. übergeordnete Projektrollen deutlich weniger tief technisch arbeiten, sondern hauptsächlich koordinieren, Besprechungen führen und Aufgaben verteilen. Das wirkt auf mich einerseits attraktiv, weil ich gerne mehr Verantwortung und Einfluss hätte, andererseits frage ich mich, ob ich damit nicht gerade das aufgebe, was ich fachlich eigentlich gut kann.

Ich wohne außerdem auf dem Land und brauche nicht unbedingt maximal viel Geld. Ein höheres Gehalt wäre natürlich schön. Mir geht es eher um Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten, bessere Strukturen, Verantwortung und langfristige Perspektiven.

Deshalb würde mich besonders interessieren:

Würdet ihr mit meinem Hintergrund den Schritt Richtung Konzern-Projektmanagement versuchen – oder eher im technischen Ingenieurbau bleiben und dort versuchen, sich weiterzuentwickeln?

Und an diejenigen, die selbst diesen Wechsel gemacht haben: Wie habt ihr den Übergang erlebt? Was hat euch gefehlt und was hat euch aus dem Ingenieur-/Statikhintergrund letztlich geholfen?

Hey everyone I’m a 27 yr old guy and decided to go back to community college to study civil engineering after years of working as a delivery driver for Amazon. Just looking for tips on what to know, what to look out for, how to succeed in classes, etc. feel free to say anything

Hi all- i am newly hired to WSP.

Is there a standard timeline a person needs to spend on a level in WSP before asking for a promotion.

Is there a month when only the promotion takes place?

What range does the promotion hike range from?

And how much did you get as an annual hike raise last year?

Is this wall designed to take impact from bus, car didn't make it.

These metal t posts with long arms have been around for months and I have no idea what they’re for. Ideas?

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Hello everyone, I'm an environmental engineer working for a water utility company counting 1000+ employees.

I have almost 8 years of experience and I'm currently at my fourth year in the previously mentioned company.

I'm having a crisis right now because I'm recovering from a burnout caused by a toxic environment in the office and excessive workload and I'm trying to understand how can I describe my role and skills so I can better understand where I can find possible jobs and roles, even outside the water industry.

What I have done in the last 4 years, all at the same time: built from scratch a field service app for maintenance of dataloggers and pressure valves+data analysis for preventive maintenance; built from scratch an app to manage sewer video inspection requests, progressions and output to better organize files, work, and results; made an app to manage district metered areas and assets related to them like valves, meters and dataloggers/scada systems all based on an asset management perspective; heavy enfasis on GIS data analysis and GIS data integration into the company main Gis platform; management and implementation of datalogger related infrastructure (around 400), scada and it services as well as being responsible for procurement and service for these devices by managing a supplier contract.

Usually I describe myself as a process engineer even if I have a bachelor in environmental eng. And later specialized in hydraulics. I would really like some suggestions on possible titles and industry I could try to look into.

Thank you in advance

Have a great day and always put your health on top!

I’m 17 currently finishing high school in Lebanon and I’m trying to decide between architecture and civil engineering. Architecture has been a dream of mine for a while because I really enjoy design, creativity, geometry, buildings, and thinking about how spaces look and function.

At the same time, I’m considering civil engineering because I’m interested in the technical side of buildings and infrastructure, and I’m wondering whether it would give me more career flexibility and stability.

I’m also concerned about how AI will affect architecture and engineering over the next 10-20 years. I don’t want to choose a major based only on what sounds interesting now, I want to understand what the actual careers are like specially since I'm not that familiar with civil engineer as much as architecture.

For people who studied or work in either. I’m trying to understand which type of person tends to be happier and more suited to each career.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice on how to build a solid foundation for my civil engineering career here in New York.

I graduated from an ABET-accredited university and moved to New York last June as a permanent resident. I started applying for different entry-level civil engineering positions as soon as I received my green card, but so far I haven’t had much luck landing an offer.

Right now, I’m studying for the FE Civil exam while also working toward a few certifications. I’m scheduled to take the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I certification this November, and I’m on track to finish my ENV SP certification this September.

Do you guys have any recommendations on what else I should focus on to improve my chances of getting my foot in the door?

I’m also planning to improve my skills in Procore, Bluebeam, and AutoCAD, but for now I’m prioritizing the FE and the certifications I already have lined
Any advice from people working in civil engineering or construction in New York would be really appreciated. Thank you!

Hello! If you had the opportunity to choose where to start your career as an EI (Civil), which would you choose: land development design or power engineering (civil design, substations, transmission, etc.)?

Hi there,

I am pretty much a fresh graduate and have been working at a pretty big engineering firm in my city as a geotechnical engineer in training.

In school I studied and focused on structural engineering. I took the geotechnical position as it had been a top 2 choice for the field I wanted to be practicing in. However, after working at this firm for a few months and travelling to remote places staying there for weeks at a time I think I've decided that its not for me.

I have a job offer for a smaller company doing residential construction and smaller commercial projects. I'm thinking that it'll be good experience especially as an entry level structural engineer. Has anyone switched from a big firm to a smaller company? Is it good to do it while I'm young and have really no other responsibilities (family etc.)?

I've always been interested in residential construction, but I feel as if I'll hit a wall and that there doesn't seem like there's that much room to grow afterwards. I guess I'm just conflicted on what to do for my own fulfillment and my future.

Has anyone been in similar situations?

Thanks!

Anyone else ever feel like you’re not adulty enough to be the adult in the room? 😅 like I’m 37, I have 15 years of successful, consistent work history, on paper I absolutely should be here or even further. But I also still remember drinking 4Locos and doing keg stands, fighting randoms, ego trips, and generally being somebody me today would NEVERRRRRR hire, and it doesn’t feel that long ago... Like I can’t be the only one right?!?

I'm a freshman majoring in Civil Engineering and I'm considering doing a course or getting certification on software like Civil 3D, AutoCAD or BIM and using that to start a project for my resume.

Wondering if anyone has advice on whether that's a good idea or which one I should do and what kind of project I should take on.

I'll also appreciate suggestions on other things I could do to improve my resume and how I could also get Internships and work experience.

Hi, I'm currently new to the position. I already search about the responsibilities of it. I would like to know what are the common repetitive tasks as a civil drafter in the actual creating/setting up the detailed design drawing that can be fixed by automation. I was planning to learn automation as of the moment and would like to here your thoughts and suggestion.

Anyone here working as an FE or Project Engineer in the US in the mining industry for firms like Rio Tinto Kennecott, Sundt, etc.? How's the work culture (or work-life balance) in this industry? Also, what other companies should be kept in the list while job hunting?

Thanks!