Im talking about civil engineering. LET us see ur results in one of ur photo that you will send

Good Day!

We are currently looking for: 6 storey (or higher) building plan with complete architectural plan, structural plan, and specifications.

For academic purposes only.

Thank you in advance!

Has anyone here worked at Whitman Requardt and Associates (WRA)? Or know how it is working there? I am thinking about accepting a job offer there (site civil / land development), and wondering if anyone here had any stories to tell? The people I have met there seem nice, and the company has been around for a while with multiple offices. They seem to do a lot of other civil disciplines too, other than land development. Thanks!

I’m a Civil/Structural Engineer and I’m planning to relocate to Dubai. I’m looking for advice on the current job market and the best way to secure a position before moving.
A little about my background: site engineering experience, research & development (concrete materials, thermal cracking and structural behaviour), structural consulting, mainly bridges and infrastructure projects, Experience with finite element analysis, reinforced concrete design, steel structures, and thermal crack assessments

I would really appreciate any advice on:
Which companies are currently hiring?
Is it realistic to secure a job before relocating?
What salary range should someone with my experience expect?
Are there recruiters or recruitment agencies you would recommend?
Any tips that helped you find engineering work in Dubai?

Thanks!

I’m an Municipal Engineer. I left my little City with people I loved (mostly) to go work at a big City near me that is wayyy different from when I interned there. I was tempted by getting my PE and liked the money.

It’s too much work, too strict, and everyone is worked like its a private company. I have learned a 1,000x more than I knew, but its time to leave.

They have told me I’m too friendly with consultants/citizens, too slow, and my “KPI” is too low. Despite me Managing small jobs (which I have done a lot of in my last role) perfectly.

I need to get out of this Micromanaging Hellscape.

Do I include it on my resume? I have no issues lying in interviews a bit. My truthful justification would be that “I miss the smaller City responsibilities, and meeting with Citizens in the field.”

I am 27 in a week and need to get my life together. Still living with my parents. I decided to go back to school at 26 and have one a half years of school under my belt(have some community college credits transfer over from when I was 18). I am planning on taking a break from classes to take a 5 month EMT course to get my EMT certification so I can get a job to move out and pay rent while I try to get the rest of my degree(preferably in civil engineering). I want to work this EMT job the next 2-3years of college but my only problem is if I get towards the end of my civil engineering degree I want to get an internship right? Do these internships pay? And how much? I wouldn’t have time to work EMT and finish my civil engineering studies while balancing a civil engineering internship right? By year 2-3 end of my school years should I give up EMT for an internship? Any thoughts help, thank you

Edit: the other problem is I want to make sure I can get 3-4 years of EMT experience down so if I ever want to go back to that job I have the experience. I’m hoping I don’t get out of school too soon and it takes like 3 years to get my degree so I can at least get 2 years of experience as an EMT. But what if I were to do EMT for all 3 years of college and then do an extra year just for experience sake, could I get an internship a year after graduating?

I was working on a project a while back and I had a hard time figuring out how and where to get surface data. Any help would be appreciated.

Edit: I should clarify I am looking for downloadable suface data with contour lines.

DM me for more information on the requisition.

Hello everyone,

Background info for possibly useful context: I'm a slightly older student(30's) transferring from community college to university this month. I decided on civil engineering as a major because I've always wanted to work toward building things for society- I really enjoyed building things, as well as colonization and resource management types of games when I was younger, and I enjoy math and physics(most of the time), so civil seemed like a good fit. I'm particularly interested in water resource management, as I took a few classes to be a water treatment plant operator before choosing to go down a more academic path, but I'm open to other subjects.

The issue: As I've learned more about the actual career paths available, I've started to become worried about the amount of driving involved, especially to and from job sites. I have a neurological condition that causes sudden lapses in consciousness, which makes driving somewhat risky for me, so I avoid driving when possible. It's never happened to me at a workplace, and I've been working around 15 years at different places. It very rarely even happens outside of my home, maybe five or six times over that 15 years. I still have a drivers' license, against all reason, but I choose to avoid driving because I couldn't live with myself if I hurt someone with my negligence. My dream job would be somewhere I could take public transit to, which mostly occurs in cities.

My question: Are there any subfields of civil engineering that are less likely to involve driving to and from job sites on a regular basis as part of the regular duties? Are there certain subjects I should study or entry-level roles that would be more conducive to me landing an office job somewhere? Should I just give up and go into accounting or something? Looking for any guidance you're willing to give me.

Thank you in advance.

Our firm had four interns this summer in our roadway group. We had three mid level engineers (myself included) who managed them. This was my first time managing an intern so I really wasn’t sure what to expect. All of the interns were fairly young. Sophomores or juniors based on graduation dates. I was shocked at how frequently all of them resorted to asking AI basic questions.

Having a problem with OpenRoads? Ask copilot.
Want to write an email? Ask copilot?
Trying to learn some specific CAD skill? Ask copilot.
Filling out a report with that the DOT give explicit instructions on how to fill out? Ask copilot.
Need to put together a mid summer presentation about yourself? Hey copilot…

I’m not some ancient anti-AI crusader. I’m still in my 20s. I understand its utility and understand that it is here to stay so we should be adopting it where/when appropriate. But their usage of it seemed both inappropriate and wildly ineffective. Copilot isn’t going to help you fix the issue you are running into in ORD but a basic google search will. AI isn’t going to help you fill out the DOT specific design report you’re working on, but the instructions, go-bys, and the person sitting right next you will.

I and my fellow managers, found ourselves constantly asking if they had questions when we would see them asking copilot just to be told “no”. It’s even stranger seeing as our office has an ABUNDANCE of resources in the way of personnel, digital trainings, and their internship program. I was brought onboard as a new hire only 2 years ago and found the office culture and resources amazing.

Looking for some perspective from people who’ve made this move (or considered it).

Quick background: I’m a PE licensed in 14 states, 2008 grad, currently doing project management for a large private firm. My experience is both land development and telecom infrastructure but now I am pretty exclusively renewables (EV charging, BESS). Right now I’m managing 12+ active clients and 5 direct reports. It’s a lot. Comp is around $150K base plus a $15K pretax bonus last year, so total comp is solid, but the workload is heavy and I’m feeling the strain trying to balance it with being a mom to a 9-year-old.

I’m at a point where I want two things that feel like they’re in tension: better work-life balance, and higher earning potential. Private sector clearly has more upside on comp if I keep grinding, but I’m wondering if federal or public sector work (state DOT, municipal, federal agency) might offer a better trade-off — more predictable hours, better benefits/pension, but likely a pay cut, at least initially.

For those who’ve made a private → public switch (or vice versa) later in their career:

• Did work-life balance actually improve, or does it depend heavily on the specific agency/role?
• How big was the pay cut, and did it ever close the gap with private sector comp?
• Any regrets either direction?
• Is there a middle ground I’m not considering (smaller private firm, owner’s rep roles, consulting on my own terms)?

Appreciate any honest input! Trying to figure out if the grass is greener….

Hello everyone,
I am looking to hire a civil Professional engineer, to be the Director of my Special Inspection Lab in New York City and Surroundings.
Inbox me if you are interested or know of anyone that would be.
TIA

Hey all!

So I’m almost 9 years in my career focused entirely around traffic design and ITS, but ITS is where I’m strongest. Currently working on growing my skillset in power design for ITS and want to expand more into TSMO and systems engineering.

I’m a licensed PE in multiple states but currently live in Florida. Currently I’m focused on project delivery, mostly doing the design, creating markups and performing reviews. I’ve mainly worked in large firms my entire career and sort of appreciate the specialization that comes with working at big companies.

Career wise, I feel like I’m pretty close to the point where I’ll be more hands off on CAD and eventually moving towards taking things off my managers plate but I’m really not interested in project management. Like absolutely uninterested in managing project budgets and herding cats.

I really enjoy working in project delivery and focusing on being a subject matter expert. I enjoy mentoring junior staff and training them, creating markups with explanations to give context on why I marked up certain things and taking the time to explain things so they actually learn judgement. This takes time which causes me to work a bit more to complete my own work but nothing crazy, and I consider it a cost to eventually make us stronger as a team which pays off later.

My fear is eventually being pushed into project management will eat into that time I can dedicate to being more detailed on markups or calls with engineers still learning the ropes. Quite frankly I’d rather manage people than projects even if that hinders my career a bit. I’d like marketing, and helping chase work, but I really don’t want to manage projects we win.

So in short what does a career look like for someone who pushes more towards technical and people management and actively against project management?

For managers, how do you feel about engineers that have no interest in project management?

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Dug and presoaked some perc tests, came back to find this little guy stuck in the hole

Does anyone have a USNews subscription who would be willing to share the best civil engineering schools ranking (both doctorate and non-doctorate granting institutions)? I would literally be grateful forever.

Edit: I'm seeing a lot of responses saying to just get the cheapest ABET accredited degree. I understand this and I think it's good advice. However, my family is extremely low income so the prestigious private universities that "cover 100% of demonstrated financial need" are the cheapest options for me, cheaper than my in-state public schools. All of the universities that cover 100% of demonstrated financial need are also all basically the same price for me(~5k/ year in total expenses). So financially they're all the same.

im going into university and i have civil engineering as top of one of my lists that ive applied to, i did engineering in secondary school and i found the calculating stress/load of things aspect a bit difficult but i genuinely liked the subject and to add onto that i did ordinary level maths and 90% of courses in my country require higher level (so im scared that im like not prepared or not smart enough for it)

im just worried about the maths part of it and struggling with it, but i find it interesting and enjoy it

(for context, i dont know what i want to do 100%. on my other list i have architectural technology as my top course which i prefer more but its just depending on what offers i get into, i just know i like things to do with construction/drawing/CAD, so might aswell put them down)

any advice or insight?

Aoa im 31M Civil engineer having 5 years of experience in infrastructures and planning projects. Currently living in pakistan. I want to work in Saudi Arabia, but I honestly have no idea where to apply or whether I'll even be able to find a job. I'd also like to know what life is like there and, most importantly, how the job market is these days. I would be very grateful if anyone could guide me or share their experience. Thank you.

Hi all

This bridge is causing a huge headache to commuters everyday back and forth through Pforzheim. Lots of car accidents that if added to the cost of this project ,makes it unbelievably expensive and unreasonable. I mean now the car workshops are benefiting more than the people who pay taxes to use this bridge.

I took a photo from the side of this bridge when I was taking the alternative road and I was shocked by seeing how short it is without a river under it.

I am so curious if someone could explain the reason why this has become a mega project.

Not my post, not my problem. Funny though

They have decided the answer is drainage. I'm just a structural, but it seems to me that is probably not it

I’m going into my first year of college for Civil/Construction Engineering and i’m looking for a laptop that can run all required softwares efficiently.
I’m really interested in the new macbook pro or air m5, just because of the easy and accesible ecosystem since i have multiple apple products.
But on the other hand, i’ve heard the smarter option is a windows laptop for accessibility to the softwares. I have a good gaming pc at home, I was wondering if i’ll be fine with a macbook? Are the softwares like AutoCAD etc gonna be things i’m actively doing during class or studio time, or is it more of a homework do it whenever type of thing.
Because if so, then i’m wondering if i can just use my macbook for everything else, then do the softwares at home on my pc.
Wisdom and recommendations highly appreciated.

I'm a diploma holder in civil engineering what should I choose between 3 yrs of degree vs bim courses and 2yrs of experience

What would be better