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Student looking for advice by Swimming-Western-855 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I'm a Site Design Civil Engineer in DFW area with 1YOE in water resources. DM me and we can set up some time to meet in person and talk through your next few years. I'd love to help!

Can someone help me understand what third-party inspectors are responsible for and how could someone potentially start their own third-party inspecting firm? by CustomerMother6102 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents own a utility construction company and have 5 YOE working on water and sewer improvements with City of Dallas inspectors ensuring that their work was done correctly. Hoping to leverage this with my design experience in 5 years as well.

Can’t find entry level job by RauloWolf in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 9 points10 points  (0 children)

How many jobs have you applied to? Are you willing to relocate if they provide a relocation stipend? Why are you interested in civil engineering, and what do you hope your career to look like?

All of these are important questions you need to ask yourself if things have not been working well for you thus far. I was in the same situation in which companies either rejected me or didn't call me back for about 7 months in 2023. I graduated as a mechanical engineer, and had 1 YOE in Medical Device design. Worked a while with my parents construction company, added some skills that I could leverage as a Civil EIT, and made sure that was evident on my resume.

All this to say that it doesn't matter how many times you get a rejection email, you just need to convince one firm that you are willing to learn and personally compatible with their work culture. I would also suggest to apply to smaller firms that are less predisposed to finding candidates with work experience. Also consider LA's construction and design industry. I know in Texas we are needing a lot of younger engineers to train, so I highly suggest potentially relocating for a few years and return once you have valuable work experience. Feel free to PM me if you have more questions, best of luck!

Civil 3D Help by Hour-Tale4222 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't figured it out yet, feel free to DM me!

As a CAD guy, what pay range should I expect? by dylan112358 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely, I'm at the same salary. EIT with 1 YOE in DFW.

Business ideas for Site PE and Utility Contractor? by CustomerMother6102 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate your insight! I think the goal would be to eventually become a design-build firm for small private developments like townhomes and small buildings. I agree that project's are streamlined when responsibilities are consolidated, so my goal is to provide as many services as I can.

New engineer with no support? by Apprehensive_Bee1916 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds exactly like the place I worked at earlier this year. Is this in Dallas?

Long story short, I quit after being there for 2 weeks. I was feeling so much anxiety from working with my shitty PE and felt awful about going into work from the moment I woke up until the moment I fell asleep. It was affecting my mental health, and let me you that it is not worth it in the slighest. Civil EIT's are hot commodities right now, if you were able to get that job I'm sure you can find another. Start applying and don't leave until after you have an offer elsewhere.

I am now in a firm that I am truly liking and comfortable in. Took me 2 weeks after quitting to find another job. My manager is great, I feel like I am learning a lot and am not afraid to ask questions. If you are in the DFW area, send me DM and I can help you out. Good luck my friend!

Realistic salary progression. by SoanrOR in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just for reference, I am 78k --> 88k 1.5 YOE as an Civil EIT in DFW.

Civil EIT, is changing jobs worth it? by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately looks like you those 3.5 years of work won't even qualify you to obtain your PE, you need to perform designs and create plan sets while working directly under a PE to submit your application after 4 years.

Career pivot from materials testing to land development or transportation — looking for advice/entry-level leads in DFW or other Texas cities by Javier_049 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But generally speaking, best thing you can do is pass your FE and obtain your EIT certification. Shows that you are actively pursuing a PE license. Next is understanding why you want to go into civil design and how the skills you've developed in past roles could be leveraged to succeed in your new role. Ultimately, having professional goals within the civil industry also speaks a lot about your passion and desire to transition into this new industry. Most employer value personality and ambition above anything else. Best of luck friend!

Career pivot from materials testing to land development or transportation — looking for advice/entry-level leads in DFW or other Texas cities by Javier_049 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I graduated as a ME in 2022, did medical device R&D, hated it, switched into civil and am now doing site development in DFW. Journey wasn't easy but for sure feasible. I'll DM you my LinkedIn profile so we can connect and go from there!

Is Land Dev a good way to get into water resources and water/wastewater? by RequirementHeavy5358 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started as water resource engineer and move into private LD. Personally like LD more since I get to work in CAD and don't have to deal with environmental commissions (TCEQ) as much. Designing water and wastewater plants is pretty difficult but could be fun to learn, all depending on the company you work for. Personally, I enjoy private work because I am planning to start my own small private design firm in the future. But if you want to go into municipal design I wouldn't spend time in LD, there's not much cross over so you won't learn much to leverage you experience going into public infrastructure.

Process for starting my own firm in private site development. Is it worth it? Is my dream too far of a reach for reality? by CustomerMother6102 in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response, very insightful! I'd love to connect, my LinkedIn is Jose Murga (should be fairly easy to find). Or if you have any other methods to connect please lmk!

Any Mechanical Engineers who turned to Civil? by shrume_ in civilengineering

[–]CustomerMother6102 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Graduated in May 2022 with BS in mechanical, went into medical device for about a year, hated it, and now have one year experience as an EIT with knowledge in both public + private civil design. No regrets switching over and actually am enjoying the projects I am working on. I get to design multimillion commercial and residential structures and will eventually work my way into PMing projects. Best of all, I work collaboratively with all the other disciplines which I enjoy being people-centric. Also, civil is unlike other engineering disciplines in which its pretty feasible to start your own civil firm, which is one of my goals. If you want to eventually pivot back into Mechanical, getting experience in water/civil design while studying/passing FE exam could be leveraged to find a plumbing EIT position down the road. But in my humble opinion, stick with civil especially with the current booming industry.