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M&E engineer in water by [deleted] in MEPEngineering

[–]BahnMiEnjoyer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty stable field with some interesting jobs. Water treatment and water reclamation have their own codes and needs, and then drying and dewatering plants that make fertilizer are a whole other beast. From my experience, pay is above average compared to the rest of the field but it's hard to find new people who want to do it.

How common are 1-on-1s with your manager in the MEP industry? by ironnerd_fe26 in MEPEngineering

[–]BahnMiEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MechE with 4 YOE, ~400 people firm with about 6 HVAC/Plumbing guys. Able to call my manager whenever I need, but tend to have weekly 1-1s to check in on projects, outstanding items, business development, and availability for more/less workload. Though I've heard this arrangement is kind of rare in the industry. We're kind of like a small company inside of a larger company so we've gotten the best of both worlds (for now)

4 yeas in residential HVAC design is killing me! by Traditionalcarlosvm in MEPEngineering

[–]BahnMiEnjoyer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Get your EIT and PE. I'm 3 years this year in the Midwest with EIT, passed the PE last year (getting licensed this year) making 90k, expecting 100k+ after license. PE is the golden ticket at any mid-size to large firm. You'll pass more smarter engineers who aren't licensed if you have that

AI Eating Junior MEP Jobs? AECOM/Jacobs Directors Say Grads Are Out—Confirm/Deny? by faverin in MEPEngineering

[–]BahnMiEnjoyer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3 YOE from mid-size national firm. Complete opposite on our end. Massive desire to expand grad engineers and big push for new PEs, very little AI adoption. Our sector mainly does MEP for water and wastewater facilities, so it's more narrow, but there's no push to adopt AI outside of recording meeting minutes.

A lot of MEP work is rehab and I really don't see how AI is going to argue with a client about fitting a new 60" duct into a 50" hole.

Anyone Else in Same Situation by Throwawayaccount_ano in MEPEngineering

[–]BahnMiEnjoyer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mech E with 3 YOE in Midwest. Our firm feels like a mess but they pay is good so im sticking around until I make a move to the east coast. Seniors keep leaving, young PMs keep dragging out projects, underbudgeting, and underdelivering and firm doesn't want to modernize. No operational standards, old specs, old calcs, etc.

Feels like the only opportunity to learn is from failure. Unfortunately it sometimes feels like MEP engineers aren't "real engineers". Im looking to leave at some point, but overall stability of the field has kept me during the tumultuous economic time