Engineering Career

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Can anyone tell me how Engineering career is like?

Any engineering would be fine. I'm thinking of becoming an engineer, but don't know which one. Can someone offer their perspective of their engineer career? thanks.

Hi,

Im a site engineer for a large construction company in the UK. You can go down this career path by completing a degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering for large construction companies, and there are less demanding courses to get a start with smaller companies i.e. setting-out courses etc.

Its an interesting and challenging career path to go down. Each day revolves around dealing with technical problems and coming up with the solutions. Due to the complexity and diversity of the construction industry, every day is different and no two projects will be the same...which keeps it interesting. You will also be mostly site based with a little office work to do, which means that your not stuck indoors all the time.

Site engineering generally involves a large part of setting-out, which means taking the design from drawings and marking it out on the ground. You must then monitor the construction to make sure it is being built correctly. You must also monitor progress and make sure it is completed within the time frame (making sure you have adequate resources). So there is a large element of management also. Everything has to be documented for quality assurance reasons so you will be responsible for all kinds of records keeping. You will also have a large part to play towards health and safety as engineers are probably the most site based members of the team...and trust me, that's a job in itself (construction is the 2nd of all industries for the most fatalities and injuries each year; 2nd to agriculture)

For this career, you need a good technical mind, some management skills and you need to be assertive...nearly aggressive. It is a very fast paced job. The pay is well, but you will probably be working long hours, at the very least 50hrs a week. If you have the above skills you will enjoy it though, and like I said earlier, it is a very interesting job.

You can progress in you career to project management and contract management, and you can even branch off into structural, design, environmental engineering...there are loads.

Hope this is helpful

Engineering Careers Intro


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